Health Insurance – Qualified Resident State Subsidy Program (Access to Care Act)
Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the purpose of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Fund to include the provision of funding for the establishment and operation of the Qualified Resident State Subsidy Program; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Program to provide State premium assistance and cost-sharing reductions to qualified residents; and providing that the implementation of the Program is contingent on approval of a certain waiver application.
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Testimony (60)
MGA witness listFAV 49FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Beller, Joel | Baltimore County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conner, Sandralobbyist | Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Escobar, George | CASA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vaughan, Reganlobbyist | Catholic Charities of Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guerrero Vazquez, Monica | Centro SOL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Diamond, Joanna | Health Care for the Homeless | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coble, Annie | Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Allisonlobbyist | Kaiser Permanente | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schumitz, Kalilobbyist | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dorrien, Erinlobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Connor, Patricia | Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, MD, Joseph | Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Anderson, Stephanielobbyist | O'Malley Miles, Nylen and Gilmore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blalock, Isabel | Planned Parenthood of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Muniak, Lindsey | Progressive Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Black, Ashley | Public Justice Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kleinman, Jan | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smeton, Jonathan | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Payne, John | Sanctuary DMV | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powell, Holly | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keipper, Lindsay | Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atwood, Laura | Takoma Park Mobilization | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barbara, Maria | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Cabrera, Erika | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Corty, Edward | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crinion, Sophie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMarco, Vincentlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ezran, Marie | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Girdner, Linnie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Granado, Naomy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lam, Clarence | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller Smith, Nora | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sadil, Patrick | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tiffin, Scottlobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Todd, Tamara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkins, Katherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Health Choice | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hare, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Eberle, Michele | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange | Oral |
| INFO | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
CASAFAV 1
Centro SOLFAV 1
Health ChoiceUNF 1
Johns HopkinsFAV 1
Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1
Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1
Progressive MarylandFAV 1
Sanctuary DMVFAV 1
SURJFAV 1
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2
UULM-MDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVConner, SandraBaptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and VicinityRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVAnderson, StephanieO'Malley Miles, Nylen and GilmoreRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Climate XChange; City of College Park; One Fair Wage; Arc of Prince George's County, The…
FAVDeMarco, VincentRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.; Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund
FAVElliott, 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…
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…