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Letters, Speeches, & Testimony
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Letters, Speeches, & Testimony
2020
December 23 -
Letter to the President-elect Biden administration
recommending health policies and highlighting the importance of affordable access to healthcare.
May 4 -
Letter to Members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation
requesting health insurance considerations in forthcoming COVID-19 stimulus package.
March 16 -
Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
requesting an Affordable Care Act Special Enrollment Period for uninsured or underinsured Pennsylvanians in response to COVID-19.
2019
August 13 -
Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
commenting on the Trump Administration's proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities
May 7 -
Testimony Before the House Insurance Committee
on the proposed state-based exchange (SBE)
April 10 -
Confirmation Hearing Opening Statement
: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
February 20 -
Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
commenting on the Trump Administration's proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020
February 13 -
Testimony before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health
regarding legislation to reverse ACA sabotage and ensure pre-existing conditions protections
February 5 -
Testimony submitted to the House Insurance Committee on
Surprise Balance Billing
2018
December 28 -
Letter to the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury
commenting on the Trump Administration’s proposed rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangements
December 3 - Letters to the U.S. Department of Transportation, from
PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards
and
I
nsurance Commissioner Jessica K. Altman
, regarding the federal government's latest automated vehicle ploicy statement,
AV 3.0: Preparing for the Future of Transportation
September 24 -
Testimony before House Insurance Committee concerning HB 1605
- Producer Fees and Commissions
August 24 -
Letter from the U.S. Department of Labor
in response to Pennsylvania’s intended approach to regulating Association Health Plans
August 2 -
Letter to the U.S. Department of Labor
seeking clarity on the association health plans final rule
July 25 -
Testimony submitted to House Democratic Policy Committee on HB 2552
, which would prohibit insurers from using an individual's pre-existing condition to deny or exclude coverage under a health insurance policy
July 3 -
Letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
on Navigator funding
April 30 -
Testimony Submitted to the House Consumer Affairs Committee
on proposal to prohibit health insurers from altering coverage for services outside of the specified rate and form review timeline
April 20 -
Letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
on the proposed rulemaking titled, "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance"
April 4 -
Affordable Health Care
: Statement before the House Democratic Policy Committee
March 20 -
Confirmation Hearing Opening Statement
: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
March 13 -
Letter urging the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation
to support a bipartisan insurance market stabilization package under consideration in Congress. (Letter to Sen. Casey is shown, but identical letters were sent to all Pennsylvania members.)
March 6 -
Letter to the U.S. Department of Labor
commenting on the Trump Administration's proposed rule on Association Health Plans
2017
December 12 -
Testimony on Direct Primary Care - SB 926
: Testimony before Senate Banking and Insurance
September 13 -
Letter to House Senate Insurance Committee Chairs
on the House GOP Budget Proposal to Take $20 million from IROF
September 8 -
Letter to Senator Lamar Alexander
on stabilizing the individual insurance market from Governor Wolf and Acting Commissioner Altman
September 6 -
Stabilizing Premiums and Helping Individuals in the Individual Insurance Market
: Testimony before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
July 31 -
Letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price
on the importance of making cost-sharing reduction payments.
July 25 -
ACA Marketplace Stabilization
: Testimony before the U.S. House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
July 18 -
Keynote speech on the Affordable Care Act
delivered at the Central Penn Business Journal 2017 Health Care Symposium
July 13 -
Letter to Representative Bill Shuster
on his support of a pro-consumer amendment concerning air ambulance services.
June 29 -
Letter to Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma
on stabilizing the individual health insurance market.
June 13 -
Letter to Senator Pat Toomey
on Pennsylvania's individual market and potential health reforms being debated by the Senate.
May 10 -
Potential Impact of the American Health Care Act
: U.S. Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
May 2 -
Letter to Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation
requesting support for the NFIP's reauthorization.
May 2 -
Letter to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
requesting removal of rules limiting private flood insurance market.
April 26 -
Letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price
from Commissioner Miller and the CEOs of all five health insurers offering individual coverage in Pennsylvania through the Affordable Care Act, urging him to take action to stabilize the individual market.
April 18 -
Letter to Senator Bob Casey
and
Letter to Senator Pat Toomey
asking for support for SR 471, which aims to change FAA regulations and allow states to regulate the price and services of air ambulances
March 29 -
The Effects of an ACA Repeal
: Statement before the House Democratic Policy Committee
February 8 -
Committee Hearing on HB 161 Pharmaceutical Cost Transparency
: Statement before the House Insurance Committee
January 13 -
Letter to Senator Lamar Alexander
, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
January 9 -
Letter to federal financial regulators
recommending surplus lines flood insurance policies be accepted by lenders for mortgages backed by the federal government
January 4 -
Letter to Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
and members of U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leadership on recommendations for health care reform
2016
October 19-
Balance Billing
: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
April 11 -
HB1258 and SB 928 - Auto Minimum Limits
: House Insurance and Transportation Committees
January 13 -
Private Flood Insurance Testimony
: U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee
2015
June 2 -
Confirmation Hearing Testimony
: Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
March 26 -
Opening Statement
: House Appropriation Hearing
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