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Minutes for SB82 - Committee on Public Health and Welfare
Short Title
Establishing restrictions on health insurance use of step therapy protocols.
Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 13, 2017
Scott Abbott, Kansas Revisor of Statutes, gave an overview of SB 82.
Proponents:
Kari Rinker, MS Society, (Attachment 1), offered testimony as a proponent to SB 82.
Amber Wagnon, Neurology Consultants of Kansas, (Attachment 2), spoke as a proponent to SB 82.
Mark Box, M.D., Midwest Rheumatology Society, (Attachment 3), gave testimony in support of SB 82.
Gayle Ford-Taylor, International Pain Foundation, (Attachment 4), spoke to the committee regarding SB 82 as a proponent.
Staci Penner, Arthritis Foundation, (Attachment 5), offered testimony in support of SB 82.
Hilary Gee, Cancer Action Network, (Attachment 6), gave testimony as a proponent to SB 82.
Written Only Proponents to SB 82
- Rick Cagan, NAMI Kansas, (Attachment 7)
- Tim Smith, National Eczema Association, (Attachment 8)
- Rosemary Chustak, Lupus Foundation of the Heartland, (Attachment 9)
- Shaina Smith, US Pain, (Attachment 10)
- Michele Guadalupe, Arthritis Foundation, (Attachment 11)
- Darla Templeton, Epilepsy Foundation, (Attachment 12)
- Gregory Trempy, M.D., Kansan, (Attachment 13)
- Katie Duensing, J.D., Academy of Integrative Pain Management, (Attachment 14)
- Donna Sweet, M.D., Ryan White HIV Clinic, (Attachment 15)
- Kyle Kessler, Association of Community Mental Health Centers of KS, (Attachment 16)
- Bob Williams, Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine, (Attachment 17)
- Jon Rosell, Kansas Medical Society, (Attachment 18)
Opponents:
Mike Randol, KDHE, (Attachment 19), offered testimony as an opponent to SB 82 noting the fiscal note the state would incur.
William Sneed, America's Health Insurance Plans, (Attachment 20), spoke to the committee as an opponent to SB 82.
Michael Harrold, Express Scripts, (Attachment 21), gave testimony in opposition to SB 82.
Abigail Stoddard, Prime Therapeutics, (Attachment 22), offered testimony as an opponent to SB 82.
Melissa Panettiere, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, (Attachment 23), presented testimony in opposition to SB 82. .
Written Only Opponents to SB 82:
- Melissa Schulman, CVS Health, (Attachment 24)
- Scott Kipper, VP, State Affairs PCMA, (Attachment 25)
The hearing on SB 82 was closed.
