HB 463

Maryland Health Equity Resource Act

Sponsor: Delegate BarronCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 742 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a Pathways to Health Equity Program in the Community Health Resources Commission to provide the foundation and guidance for a permanent Health Equity Resource Community program; altering the purposes of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Fund; requiring the Commission to designate certain areas as Health Equity Resource Communities to target State resources toward reducing health disparities, improving health outcomes and access to primary care, and reducing health care costs; etc.

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Testimony (71)

MGA witness list

FAV 56FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Stevenson, Christopher	1199SEIU	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Colchamiro, Ericlobbyist	Alzheimers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Roxann	American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Commission for Women, Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Lauren	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Rep.Anthony G.	House of Representatives	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spencer, Michelle	Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hafey, Elizabeth	Johns Hopkins University and Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bayless, Victoria	Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fadely , Diane	MD Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stallings, Nicolelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lybarger, Summer	Maryland Public Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orosz, Samantha	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Owusu-Acheaw, Pokuaa	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ransom, Gene	MedChi, The Maryland State Med	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ashkin, Howard	MedMark Treatment Centers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinlan, Margolobbyist	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoban, Nora	Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Black, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Banks-Wiggins, Barbara	The Prince George's Healthcare Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Charmayne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, MD Latino	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Barron, Delegate Barronlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Doherty, Daniel	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gorski, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarrell, President Bruce	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis , Jazz	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Loughlin, Terry	Carey Distributors	Oral
UNF	MANIS, NICK	Manis Canning & Associates	Written (PDF)
UNF	Milani, Jack	Md State Licensed Beverage Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Healey, Sarah	On behalf of Md. Brewers, Distillers and Wineries	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199SEIUFAV 1

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimers AssociationFAV 1

American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)FAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Commission for WomenFAV 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1

Carey DistributorsUNF 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Funk & Bolton, P.A.FWA 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 1

House of RepresentativesFAV 1

Johns Hopkins University and MedicineFAV 1

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFWA 1

Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical CenterFAV 1

Manis Canning & AssociatesUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFWA 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFWA 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeINFO 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Md State Licensed Beverage AssociationUNF 1

MedChi, The Maryland State MedFAV 1

MedMark Treatment CentersFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health CentersFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Office of Howard County Executive Calvin BallFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

On behalf of Md. Brewers, Distillers and WineriesUNF 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

The Prince George's Healthcare Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVColchamiro, EricAlzheimers AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

FAVStallings, NicoleMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVQuinlan, MargoMental Health Association of MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVDeMarco, VincentRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFMcGreevy, JennaRegistered for: 28 Walker Avenue; AT&T; Advantage Capital; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Altruix; American Innovators Network (AIN)…

FWACelentano, MatthewFunk & Bolton, P.A.Registered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

FWATaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FWABriemann, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Managed Care Organization Association

FWABrocato, BarbaraRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…

FWAElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…