Organization on the record
MedChi
Bills
83
74 for · 26 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
40%
33 of 83 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 488 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | UNF | Cymet, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 520 State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice, Renewals, and Professional Liability Insurance | UNF | Andriessen, Amanda | Did not advance |
| HB 520 State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice, Renewals, and Professional Liability Insurance | UNF | Niehoff, John | Did not advance |
| HB 1014 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 1153 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Downcoding | FAVPDF | Thomas, Amy | Did not advance |
| HB 1153 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Downcoding | FAVPDF | Rubenstein, Jonathan | Did not advance |
| HB 1153 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Downcoding | FAVPDF | Maury, Erinn | Did not advance |
| SB 470 State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice, Renewals, and Professional Liability Insurance | UNF | Andriessen, Amanda | Did not advance |
| SB 470 State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice, Renewals, and Professional Liability Insurance | UNF | Niehoff, John | Did not advance |
| SB 707 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 797 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Downcoding | FAVPDF | Thomas, Amy | Did not advance |
| SB 797 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Claims for Reimbursement - Downcoding | FAVPDF | Maury, Erinn | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1314 Health Care - Prior Authorizations - Prohibiting Fees | UNFPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 791 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions | FAV | Maury, Erinn | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 305 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions | FAV | Rice, James | Did not advance |
| HB 305 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions | FAV | O'Conor, Carolyn | Did not advance |
| HB 305 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions | FAVPDF | Maury, Erinn | Did not advance |
| SB 308 Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Revisions | FAVPDF | Maury, Erinn | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1073 Health - Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents | FAV | O'Conor, Carolyn | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 167 Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation | FAVPDF | Maury, Erinn | Did not advance |
| HB 170 Cancer Drugs – Physician Dispensing and Coverage | FAV | Lowentritt, Benjamin | Withdrawn |
| HB 296 Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal | FAVPDF | Cymet, Tyler | Did not advance |
| HB 1153 Names of Entities With Physician Membership – Approval Requirement – Exemption | FAVPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 75 Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal | FAVPDF | Cymet, Tyler | Did not advance |
| SB 290 Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation | FAVPDF | Maury, Erinn | Did not advance |
| SB 513 Cancer Drugs - Physician Dispensing and Coverage | FAV | Lowentritt, Benjamin | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session74 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 87 Public Health - Immunizations - Minor Consent (Access to Vaccines Act) | FAV | Lipton, Dr. Susan | Withdrawn |
| HB 134 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance | FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 152 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2020 | FWAPDF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 152 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2020 | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 196 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Assessment Applicability and Report on State–Based Individual Market Health Insurance Subsidies | FAVPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 259 Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020) | UNFPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| HB 428 Health Occupations - Podiatric Physicians | UNF | Pushkin, MD, Gary | Did not advance |
| HB 428 Health Occupations - Podiatric Physicians | UNF | Guyton, MD, Greg | Did not advance |
| HB 428 Health Occupations - Podiatric Physicians | UNF | Ficke, MD, Jim | Did not advance |
| HB 428 Health Occupations - Podiatric Physicians | UNF | Dunham, MD, Allie | Did not advance |
| HB 456 Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 464 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAV | Peng, M.D., Jack | Did not advance |
| HB 512 Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances | FWAPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 530 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccinations | UNF | Bruno, MD, Richard | Withdrawn |
| HB 560 State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation | FAV | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| HB 576 Health Occupations - Athletic Training - Revisions | FAVPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 611 Baltimore County - Behavioral Health - Hub and Spoke Pilot Program | FAV | Peng, M.D., Jack | Did not advance |
| HB 611 Baltimore County - Behavioral Health - Hub and Spoke Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 663 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Out-of-State Pharmacists and Discipline for Noncompliance | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Enacted |
| HB 666 Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Childhood Experiences | FAV | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 684 Civil Actions - Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses | FAVPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 691 Health Occupations - Nurse Practitioners - Certifications of Competency and Incapacity | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 692 Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances | FWAPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 729 Health Insurance - Payment of Clean Claims - Time Limit | FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 819 Health - Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities and Health Care Facilities | FAVPDF | Adams, MD, Joe | Did not advance |
| HB 838 Unregulated Space in Hospital Operating Suites Pilot Project Study | FAVPDF | Ransom, Gene | Withdrawn |
| HB 905 Prescription Drug Benefits - Use of Real-Time Benefit Check Technology | FWAPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 937 Naturopathic Doctors - Formulary Council Membership, Formulary Content, and Scope of Practice | UNF | Lowentritt, Dr. Ben | Did not advance |
| HB 937 Naturopathic Doctors - Formulary Council Membership, Formulary Content, and Scope of Practice | UNF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 970 Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Primary Care Providers - Bonus Payments - Applicability | FAVPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 998 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Administration and Funding | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| HB 1067 Doulas - Doula Technical Assistance Advisory Group and Certification | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 1071 Public Health - Substance-Related Disorder Services (Maryland Patient Protection and Treatment Ethics Act) | UNF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 1072 Prince George's County - County Income Tax - Credit for Primary and Specialty Health Care Providers | FAVPDF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 1095 Public Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund | FAVPDF | Ransom, Gene | Vetoed |
| HB 1112 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact | UNFPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 1119 Pharmacists – Required Notification and Authorized Substitution – Lower–Cost Drug or Device Product | UNFPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 1191 Driver's Licenses - Older Licensees - In-Person Renewal | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 1356 Office of the Attorney General - Health Insurer Concentration - Study | FAVPDF | Ransom, Gene | Did not advance |
| HB 1360 Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation | FAVPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 1400 Cannabis - Legalization, Taxation, and Regulation | FAVPDF | Ransom, Gene | Did not advance |
| HB 1461 Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical and Clinical Directors | FAVPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| HB 1461 Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical and Clinical Directors | FAV | O, DUPLICATE ENTRY | Did not advance |
| HB 1528 Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment | FWAPDF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| HB 1551 Health Practitioners - Minor Patients - Child Abuse Reporting | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| SB 18 Environment - Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Enacted |
| SB 103 Health Occupations - Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Patients - Disciplinary Actions (The Patient's Access to Integrative Healthcare Act of 2020) | UNFPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 166 Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances | FWAPDF | Kaufman, Danna | Enacted |
| SB 192 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2020 | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 395 State Board of Physicians and Allied Health Advisory Committees - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation | FAV | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 416 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact | UNFPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| SB 440 Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use | UNF | Niehoff, Dr. Michael | Did not advance |
| SB 440 Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use | UNF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| SB 477 Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program - Revisions | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Enacted |
| SB 501 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Administration and Funding | FWAPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 521 Behavioral Health - Opioid Treatment Services Programs - Medical Director | UNFPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| SB 523 Income Tax – Pass–Through Entities and Corporations | FAVPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 541 Mental Health - Involuntary Admissions - Procedures | UNFPDF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| SB 545 Pharmacists - Administration of Self-Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications | UNF | Niehoff, Dr. Michael | Did not advance |
| SB 545 Pharmacists - Administration of Self-Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications | UNF | Wise, Steve | Did not advance |
| SB 576 Health Occupations - Nurse Practitioners - Certifications of Competency and Incapacity | UNF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 600 Health Insurance - Reimbursement of Primary Care Providers - Bonus Payments - Applicability | FAVPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 623 Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation | FAVPDF | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 669 Public Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund | FAVPDF | Ransom, Gene | Vetoed |
| SB 716 Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment | FWAPDF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| SB 725 Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| SB 727 Insurance Law - Application to Direct Primary Care Agreements - Exclusion | FAVPDF | Ransom, Gene | Did not advance |
| SB 727 Insurance Law - Application to Direct Primary Care Agreements - Exclusion | FAV | Ransom, Gene | Did not advance |
| SB 728 Health Facilities - Freestanding Ambulatory Care Facilities - Administration of Anesthesia | FWAPDF | Ransom, Gene | Enacted |
| SB 732 Health Occupations - Athletic Training - Revisions | FAVPDF | Wise, Steve | Enacted |
| SB 768 Health - Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities and Health Care Facilities | FAVPDF | Adams, MD, Joe | Did not advance |
| SB 789 Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committee (Suicide Mortality Review and Prevention Act of 2020) | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |
| SB 990 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAV | Bruno, Dr. Richard | Did not advance |
| SB 1053 Baltimore County - Behavioral Health - Hub and Spoke Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Kasemeyer, Pam | Did not advance |