AB120AB120
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Relating to: expanding medical assistance income eligibility requirements for elderly persons; requiring pharmacies and pharmacists, as a condition of medical assistance participation, to charge elderly, low-income persons for prescription drugs no more than specific amounts; specifying requirements for rebate agreements between the department of health and family services and drug manufacturers; limiting prior authorization requirements under medical assistance; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
By Representatives Wieckert, Friske, Gronemus, Rhoades, Pettis, Krawczyk, Petrowski, Loeffelholz, D. Meyer, Leibham, J. Fitzgerald, Townsend, Reynolds, Lippert, McCormick, Bies, Ainsworth, Albers, Freese, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hoven, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kestell, Kreibich, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Seratti, Skindrud, Stone, Sykora, Travis, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade and Ward; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Harsdorf, S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Schultz and Roessler.
February 13, 2001 Referred to Committee on Health.
April 24, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.
Absent: (1) Representative La Fave.
· Representative Steve Wieckert, 57th Assembly District
· Tom Moore, Madison, Pharmaceautical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
· Marjorie Powell, Washington D.C., Assistant General Counsel, PhRMA
· Tom Engels, Madison, Pharmacy Society of WI
· Scott Whitmore, Madison, Pharmacy Society of WI
· Brian Woody, MD, Gunderson Lutheran, WI Academy of Family Physicians
· Marilyn Windschiegl, Madison, State Medical Society
· Brandon Scholz, Madison, WI Grocers Assn.
· Peter Esser, Platteville, self
· Donna M. Hardenan, Madison, self
· Paul H. Kusuda, Madison, Elderly Services Network of Dane County
June 11, 2001
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
Absent: (1) Representative Schooff.
Moved by Representative Wasserman, seconded by Representative La Fave, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (6) Representatives Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling. (Rep. Schooff would have voted Aye had he been present.)
Noes: (10) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker and Wieckert.
Absent: (1) Representative Schooff.
ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 10, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Wieckert, seconded by Representative Seratti, that
Assembly Bill 120
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (12) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman and Shilling. (Rep. Schooff would have voted Aye had he been present.)
Noes: (4) Representatives Carpenter, La Fave, Miller and Colon.
Absent: (1) Representative Schooff.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 4, Absent 1
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
