SB 632

Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program - Workgroup

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 483 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations relating to the establishment of a Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program to provide subsidies to small businesses and nonprofit employers and their employees for the purchase of health benefit plans; and requiring the workgroup to submit its report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2022.

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Testimony (49)

MGA witness list

FAV 40FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hyde, Amber	All About Benefits, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Driessen, Joan	Association of Community Services of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Sandralobbyist	Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krieger, Betsy	Be the Change Bmore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Jamal	Breasia Productions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Jamal	Breasia Productions	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weldon, Richard	Frederick County Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doty, Daniel	Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glassman, Barrylobbyist	Harford County Government - County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans Arthurs, Maureen	Howard County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCartney, Mikal	Microenterprise Council of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flowers , Willie	NAACP - Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flowers , Willie	NAACP - Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brilliant, Franca	Nonprofit Montgomery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gillespie, Gary	Salutation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Ernie	The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Paul	Washington County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gorski, Jessica	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
FWA	Driessen, Joan	Association of Community Services of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FWA	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	Bryson F. Popham, P.A.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FWA	Redicker, Jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Written (PDF)
INFO	Eberle, Michele	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Position only
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

All About Benefits, LLCFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Association of Community Services of Howard CountyFAV 1FWA 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and VicinityFAV 1

Be the Change BmoreFAV 1

Breasia ProductionsFAV 2

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.FWA 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFWA 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Frederick County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Hamilton-Lauraville Main Street, Inc.FAV 1

Harford County Government - County ExecutiveFAV 1

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteINFO 1

Maryland Health Benefit ExchangeINFO 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland SenateFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Microenterprise Council of MarylandFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

NAACP - MarylandFAV 2

Nonprofit MontgomeryFAV 1

SalutationFAV 1

The Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Washington County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVConner, SandraBaptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and VicinityRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.

FAVGlassman, BarryHarford County Government - County ExecutiveRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Aligned Data Centers; Associated Builders & Contractors; Baltimore Industrial Group; Center for Ecosystem Recovery; Earth Funeral Group, Inc.…

FAVPaddy, MichaelMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…

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.…

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

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

FWAPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

FWARivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

INFOTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente