Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care
Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Commission on Universal Health Care; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to develop a plan for the State to establish, on or before January 1, 2023, a universal health care program to provide health benefits to all residents of the State through a single-payer system; authorizing the Commission, the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, and the Maryland Department of Health to apply for certain waivers; etc.
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Testimony (6)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Diamond, Joanna | hch | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blendy, Nicholas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Celentano, Matt | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Ye, Webster | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Raswant, Maansi | Maryland Hospital Association | Written (PDF) |