Insurance Law - Application to Direct Primary Care Agreements - Exclusion
Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Health Education and Advocacy Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General to assist health care consumers in understanding direct primary care agreements; requiring certain primary care providers to provide the Unit with certain information under certain circumstances; altering the definition of 'health insurance' for the purpose of excluding certain direct primary care agreements from the application of certain provisions of insurance law; etc.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Keese, James | Direct Primary Care Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Freedman, Michael | Evolve Direct Primary Care | Oral |
| FAV | Kravet, Steven | Johns Hopkins Medicine | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lam, Clarence | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Celentano, Matthewlobbyist | Funk & Bolton, P.A. | Oral |
| FWA | Hessler, Thereselobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | O'Connor, Patricia | Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…
UNFCelentano, 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…
FWAHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…