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Health Policy and Human Services
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- Meeting date
- 2019-12-05
- Scheduled start
- 2019-12-05 13:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2019-12-05 13:03:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2019-12-05 14:35:00.000000
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2019-12-05 14:35:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2019-12-05 13:03:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-165
- Committee name
- Health Policy and Human Services
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D., MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD SEN. LANA THEIS SEN. WINNIE BRINKS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. CURTIS HERTEL, JR. SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. PAUL WOJNO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN SERVICES SENATOR CURTIS S. VANDERWALL CHAIR 4500 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-1725 FAX: (517) 373-0741 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 5, 2019 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Health Policy and Human Services was scheduled for Thursday, December 5, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 669 (Sen. VanderWall). 2. Testimony regarding SB 670 (Sen. VanderWall). 3. Testimony regarding SB 671 (Sen. Theis). 4. Testimony regarding SB 672 (Sen. VanderWall). 5. Testimony regarding SB 673 (Sen. VanderWall). The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair VanderWall, Sen.(s) Johnson, LaSata, MacDonald, Theis, Brinks, Hertel, Santana, and Wojno, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. LaSata to adopt the meeting minutes from October 24, 2019. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to adopt the meeting minutes from October 31, 2019. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair provided an overview of the bill package that includes SB 669 - SB 673. The Chair summarized SB 669 and SB 670. The Chair invited Sen. Theis to summarize SB 671. Page 1 of 3 The Chair summarized SB 672 and SB 673. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 670: Chuck Nelson, Dickinson County Health System – Oppose The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 671: Autumn Gillard and Sean Gehle, Trinity Health – Support Dave Bilardello, Spectrum Health – Support Sean Sorenson-Abbott, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 672 and SB 673: Al Jansen, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 672: John McNamara, McLaren Health Care – Support The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 669 and SB 670: James Falahee, Bronson – Oppose The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 671: James Falahee, Bronson – Support The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 672 and SB 673: James Falahee, Bronson – Neutral The Chair invited Dr. Amy McKenzie and Kristen Kraft, of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, to provide testimony on the entire bill package that includes SB 669 - SB 673. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 669, SB 670, SB 671, SB 672 and SB 673: Bret Jackson, Economic Alliance for Michigan – No Position Delaney McKinley, Michigan Manufacturers – No Position The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 669: Sean Gehle and Autumn Gillard, Trinity Health - Michigan – Support Sean Sorenson-Abbott, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 670: Page 2 of 3 Sean Sorenson-Abbott, Michigan Health and Hospital Association – Oppose The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 672 and SB 673: Autumn Gillard and Sean Gehle, Trinity Health – Oppose Gabe Schneider, Munson Healthcare – Oppose Diane Henneman, Universal Health Services – Oppose The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 669 and SB 671: Gabe Schneider, Munson Healthcare – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 669, SB 670, SB 671, SB 672 and SB 673: Annie Patnaude, Americans for Prosperity – Support The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Bizon was excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:35 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: January 8, 2020 Page 3 of 3
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2019-12-05
- Meeting id
- meeting-4888
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2019-12-05 13:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Health Policy and Human Services,” /meetings/meeting-4888.
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