HB 728

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

Sponsor: Bonnie Cullison (District 19)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 842 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to establish and implement the Qualified Resident Enrollment Program to facilitate the enrollment of qualified residents in qualified plans; providing that the operation and administration of the Program may include functions delegated by the Exchange to a third party; and providing that the implementation of the Program is contingent on approval of a certain waiver application amendment.

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Testimony (108)

MGA witness list

FAV 106FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral
FAV	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Stacey	Baltimore-Washington Conference UMC	Oral
FAV	Conner, Sandralobbyist	Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amador, Ninfa	CASA	Oral
FAV	Enriquez, Maria	CASA	Oral
FAV	Enriquez, Maria	CASA	Oral
FAV	Torres, Marisol	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Yen, Julia	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swanson, Tricia	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Oral
FAV	Guerrero Vazquez, Monica	Centro SOL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mills, Morganlobbyist	Compass Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cullison, Delegate, Bonnie	Delegate Bonnie Cullison	Written (PDF)
FAV	Areola, Sanmi	Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Health, Human Services and Education with Prince George’s County	Oral
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maryland, End Medical Debt	End Medical Debt Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	Funk & Bolton, P.A.	Oral
FAV	Lee, Adriana	Governor's Office of Community Initiatives	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	HSCRC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vicky	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lampel, Anita	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Allisonlobbyist	Kaiser Permanente	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barker, Suyanna	La Clínica del Pueblo	Written (PDF)
FAV	Filomeno, Felipe	Latino Racial Justice Circle	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller Smith, Nora	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lagarda, Karen	Luminis Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steffen, Ben	MHCC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alborn, Salliann	Maryland Community Health System	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
FAV	Herrera Scott, Secretary Laura	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Fabian-Marks, Johanna	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Oral
FAV	Marcus, Amelia	Maryland Health Benefit Exchange	Oral
FAV	Sims, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Towsend, Pegeen	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral
FAV	Birrane, Kathleen	Maryland Insurance Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Orbe, Jr., Carlos	Maryland Latinos Unidos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Winn, Joe	Maryland Managed Care Organization Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Oral
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waterman, Dr. Christie	Maryland Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Huffman, Mark	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ward, Lindsay J.	National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practioners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopas, Matthew	National Immigration Law Center (NILC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Forsyth, Heather	OAG/HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth, Sarah	Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolard, Ashley	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Anna RubinFAV 1

Baltimore-Washington Conference UMCFAV 1

Baptist Ministers' Night Conference of Baltimore and VicinityFAV 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1

CASAFAV 5

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Centro SOLFAV 1

Compass Government RelationsFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Delegate Bonnie CullisonFAV 1

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Health, Human Services and Education with Prince George’s CountyFAV 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

End Medical Debt MarylandFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Funk & Bolton, P.A.FAV 1

Governor's Office of Community InitiativesFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

HSCRCFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Kaiser PermanenteFAV 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 1

La Clínica del PuebloFAV 1

Latino Racial Justice CircleFAV 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Luminis HealthFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Community Health SystemFAV 1

Maryland Department of AgingFAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Health Benefit ExchangeFAV 2

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 2

Maryland Insurance AdministrationFAV 1

Maryland Latinos UnidosFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Managed Care Organization AssociationFAV 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Nurses AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

MHCCFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

National Association of Pediatric Nurse PractionersFAV 1

National Immigration Law Center (NILC)FAV 1

OAG/HEAUFAV 1

Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06)FAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

Town of BrentwoodFAV 1

Town of Edmonston CouncilFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.…

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVCelentano, 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…

FAVRivkin, DeborahHSCRCRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

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

FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVPaddy, 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.…

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

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…

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FAVWalsh, MichaelRegistered for: Ameresco; Allegis, Redwood, Maxim Public Affairs, LLC; AthLife Foundation, The; Backpack; Capitol Strategies LLC; Children's Guild, The…