Media Advisory
State Rep. Tony DeLuca D-Allegheny www.pahouse.com/DeLuca

MEDIA ADVISORY

House Insurance Committee to hold hearing on oncology parity bill 

HARRISBURG, March 12 – State Rep. Tony DeLuca, D-Allegheny, chairman of the House Insurance Committee, has announced that he will hold a hearing on oncology insurance coverage beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 18 at the Hershey Medical Center, Media Center Room T-2500, 600 Centerview Drive, Hershey.

The hearing is on legislation (H.B. 1865) introduced by state Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria/Somerset.

Media coverage is invited.

A copy of the committee's agenda follows.

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AGENDA

PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

INSURANCE COMMITTEE

PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 1865                                                              Hershey Medical Center

Oncology Parity                                                                                             Media Center Room T- 2500

                                                                                                                        Hershey, PA

March 18, 2010

10:00                           Opening Remarks -- Chairman Tony DeLuca

                                    Opening Statement -- Representative Frank Burns

10:30                           Dr. Christopher Ehmann, MD, Division of Hem/Onc

PSHCI

10:50                           Susan L. Anderson, Esq., Special Assistant to the Governor

                                    Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform

11:10                           Jane Flenner, RN, Office Manager & Nicole Rode, RN, Financial Counselor

                                    Andrews & Patel Associates

11:30                           Dr. Richard L. Snyder, MD, Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

Independence Blue Cross

11:50 Dr. Mary Simmonds, MD, Oncologist & Chapter President

                                    Leukemia Lymphoma Society

12:10                           Mary Kruczynski, Director of Policy

            Community Oncology Alliance