Senate State Government Committee
Monday, October 27, 2025 | 10 a.m.
Hearing Room 1, NOB
Agenda
10:00-10:05 a.m. Opening remarks
Senator Dush and Senator Santarsiero
10:05 a.m.- 10:35 a.m. Panel #1 Physicians
10:05 a.m.- 10:25 a.m. Testimony
10:25 a.m.- 10:35 a.m. Q&A
- Neerav Sheth of Paoli Hospital, testifying on behalf of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Cardiology.
- Thomas Dadarian, an OBGYN testifying on behalf of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medicine Association.
- Lorraine Rosamilia, MD, an OBGYN testifying on behalf of the PA Medical Society.
- Ashley Wilkerson, MD, an OBYGN testifying on behalf of the PA Medical Society.
10:35 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Panel #2 Hospitals
10:35 a.m.- 11:05 a.m. Testimony
11:05 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Q&A
- Nicole Stallings, President and CEO, Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, Testifying on Behalf of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
- Loren Stone, MHA, Chief Executive Officer, Endless Mountains Health Systems, Testifying on Behalf of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
- Alfred S. Casale, System Chief Medical Officer, Surgical Services, Geisinger, Chair, Geisinger Heart & Vascular Institute, Professor & Chair, Cardiovascular Medicine, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, Testifying on Behalf of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
- Mary Ellen Nepps, Senior Counsel, University of Pennsylvania, Office of General Counsel, Testifying on Behalf of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
- Mark R. Zolfaghari, Esquire, Chief Medical Litigation Officer, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Testifying on Behalf of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
- Charles Barbera, MD, MBA, MPH, FACEP, President/CEO, Reading Hospital, Executive Vice President, Tower Health, Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Testifying on Behalf of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
11:15 a.m.- 11:35 a.m. Panel #3 Attorneys
11:15 a.m.- 11:25 a.m. Testimony
11:25 a.m.- 11:35 a.m. Q&A
- Eric Weitz, Esq. of the Weitz Firm in Philadelphia, testifying on behalf of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.
- Kelly Ciravolo, Esq. of Anzalone Doyle Trial Lawyers in Wilkes Barre, testifying on behalf of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.
11:35 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Panel #4 Organizations
11:35 a.m.- 11:50 a.m. Testimony
11:50 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Q&A
- Michael Jacobs, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association.
- Mark Lopatin, MD, a Rheumatologist testifying on behalf of the PA Medical Society.
- Curt Shroder, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform.
12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment