Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
Public Hearing
The Cost and Affordability of Prescription Drugs
SB841 (Mensch) and SB891 (White)
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.
North Office Building Hearing Room #1
9:30 AM
Opening Comments
9:35 AM
Advocacy Groups
Kim Hamstead, Landenberg, PA
Colleen Brock, Hummelstown, PA
Mark Guimond, Director of State Legislative Affairs, Arthritis Foundation
Erin Vago, Elizabethtown, PA
Leonard Azzarano, Meadowbrook, PA
9:55 AM
Insurance Companies
Samuel R. Marshall
President and CEO
Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania
Kimberly Kockler
Vice President, Government Affairs
Independence Blue Cross
Robert Baker
Vice President, Government Affairs
Capital Blue Cross
Michael Yantis
Vice President, State Government Affairs
Highmark Inc.
10:15 AM
Pharmaceutical Industry
John Murphy
Assistant General Counsel
PhRMA
10:30 AM
Pharmacists
Pat Epple
CEO
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
PJ Ortmann
Pharmacist and President of MedVisors
10:45 AM
Employers
Frank E. Ebner, CIA
Vice President/Principal
McConkey Insurance & Benefits
11:00 AM
Adjourn
Additional Letters of Support:
National Hemophilia Foundation – Eastern PA Chapter