HB 588

Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act)

Sponsor: Bonnie Cullison (District 19)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Nov 9, 2023)

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 Enrollment Program; authorizing the use of federal pass-through funds for certain programs as approved under a certain waiver; requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Program to allow qualified residents to obtain coverage and to facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified plans; etc.

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Testimony (101)

MGA witness list

FAV 46FavorableFWA 51Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Position only
FAV	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westbrook, Viviana	Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cullison, Delegate, Bonnie	Delegate Bonnie Cullison	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steffen, Ben	MHCC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eberle, Michele	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Oral
FAV	Sims, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olateju, Oluwatosin	Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopas, Matthew	National Immigration Law Center (NILC)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lucchi, Leonardlobbyist	O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.	Oral
FAV	Forsyth, Heather	OAG/HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reid, William	Retired	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mady, Rachael	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kronser, Lori	Showing Up for Racial Justice Annapolis and Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Darragh, Kerry	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aron, Sophie	University of Maryland SAFE Center for Survivors of Human Trafficking	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Cullison, Delegate Cullisonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enagonio, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roman, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Waychoff, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Prom, Sosseh	African Communities Together	Written (PDF)
FWA	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Conner, Sandralobbyist	Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity	Written (PDF)
FWA	Amador, Ninfa	CASA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Guity-Guevara, Julio	CASA	Oral
FWA	LaRue, Michelle	CASA	Oral
FWA	Guerrero Vazquez, Monica	Centro SOL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kickenson, Jerry	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFWA 1

ACLU of MarylandFWA 1

Advance MarylandFAV 1

African Communities TogetherFWA 1

Anna RubinFWA 1

Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and VicinityFWA 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1

CASAFWA 3

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 2

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)FAV 1

Centro SOLFWA 1

Congregation Action NetworkFWA 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Delegate Bonnie CullisonFAV 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFWA 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

End Medical Debt MarylandFWA 1

Howard County Coalition for Immigrant JusticeFWA 1

JCRCFWA 1

Jews United for JusticeFWA 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1

La Clínica del PuebloFWA 2

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Health Benefit ExchangeFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)FAV 1

MD Insurance AdministrationINFO 1

MHCCFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

National Immigration Law Center (NILC)FAV 1

National Nurses UnitedFWA 1

Nonprofit MontgomeryFWA 1

O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.FAV 1

OAG/HEAUFAV 1

Primary Care CoalitionFWA 1

Public Justice CenterFWA 1

Public Policy PartnersFWA 1

RetiredFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial JusticeFWA 1

Showing Up For Racial JusticeFWA 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FWA 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFWA 1

SURJFAV 1FWA 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3FWA 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

University of Maryland SAFE Center for Survivors of Human TraffickingFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

YearFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVTaylor, AllisonKaiser PermanenteRegistered for: Kaiser Permanente

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVSims, BrianMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVLucchi, LeonardO'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.Registered for: 1199 SEIU; Arc of Prince George's County, The; Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church; Bowie Baysox Baseball Club, LLC; City of College Park; Energy Action Fund…

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

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…

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…

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

FWAPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

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

FWAPaddy, MichaelPublic Policy PartnersRegistered 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.…

FWAKlapper, StephanieRegistered for: Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Inc.