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House Committee on Health Care (Room 45)

The House Committee on Health Care considers matters relating to health care.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

House Floor

New member seating and election of Canvassing Committee

15 min. after floor

Committee Business

Brief introductions and seat assignments

Thursday, January 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Results from Canvassing Committee

11:00 AM

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

House Floor immediately following Joint Assembly

1:30 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

Friday, January 11, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Security Training

11:00 AM

Health Care Advocate

Introduction and update, Office of the Health Care Advocate

  • Eric Fanning, Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Alicia Rodrigue, Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Amelia Schlossberg, Communications Coordinator, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Julia Shaw, Health Care Policy Analyst, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
12:00 PM

Lunch

Optional - Tax Workshop for Members in Room 10 from 12:15 to 1:15 PM

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion and Organization

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Health Care 101

Introduction to health care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:00 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Continue committee orientation
What would be helpful for new members and returning members?

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

History of Health Care Reform in Vermont

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Robin Lunge, Berlin, Vermont
10:30 AM

Green Mountain Care Board

Overview of the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB)

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, MMR Legal Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jessie Hammond, Public Health Statistics Chief, Department of Health
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Sean Sheehan, Healthcare Deputy Director of Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
7:30 AM

University of Vermont Health Network Breakfast

Community Leader Breakfast: Continuing the Conversation about our Mental Health System, 7:30-9:00 AM at the Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center Ballroom, 100 State Street, Montpelier

10:00 AM

Health Care Economics

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jessica Holmes, Economics Professor, Middlebury College
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Decorum Training

Immediately following adjournment of House Floor

2:00 PM

Agency of Human Services

Overview of the Agency of Human Services (AHS)

  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  • Candace Morgan, Principal Assistant to the Secretary, Agency of Human Services
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Agency of Human Services

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Agency of Human Services
Continued as needed

11:00 AM

Adjourn Morning Meeting

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Health Care Testimony of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Task Force - Topics include insurance, health care, medical IT, and mental health. Meeting will be held at the National Life building - Montpelier Conference Room.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

All-Payer Model and Vermont Medicaid Next Generation ACO Model

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael Barber, Chief of Health Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

All-Payer Model and Vermont Medicaid Next Generation ACO Model

Continued testimony

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Health Connect

  • Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Sean Sheehan, Healthcare Deputy Director of Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Pharmacy Pricing and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) Overview

  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Review of 2017-2018 Health Care Legislation

Legislation from the last biennium, overview

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Daniel G. Smith, IT Consultant for the Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health Overview

Overview of mental health care and key issues

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Selina Hickman, Director of Policy and Planning, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Mental Health Overview

Continued testimony

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's FY 2020 Budget Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

15 min. after Joint Assembly

Report Submitted to the House Committee on Health Care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

UVM Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

  • Katie Black, EFNEP Nutrition Educator, UVM Extension
  • Amy Davidson, Director, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), UVM Extension
  • Dan Lerner, Association Director and Chair, State Office, UVM Extension
11:30 AM

Lunch

Optional - Tax Workshop for Members in Room 10 from 12:15 to 1:15 PM

1:30 PM

iPad Training

Optional - Training on New iPads

  • Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Caucus of the Whole - House Floor

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

H.52 - An act relating to requiring at least one member of the Green Mountain Care Board to be a health care professional

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:45 PM

H.89 - An act relating to increasing the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Charles Conquest, Sponsor
2:10 PM

H.25 - An act relating to the regulation of electroconvulsive therapy

  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

H.22 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board hospital budget review

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
2:40 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Bi-State Primary Care Association

Introduction

  • Brian Bates, Mountain Health Care
  • Carl Beckler, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
  • Alison Calderara, CEO, Community Health Centers of Burlington
  • George Fjeld, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
  • Peter Gunther, Community Health Centers of Burlington
  • Fay Homan, Little Rivers Health Care
  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • David Schneider, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
  • Melissa Volansky, Community Health Services of Lamoille Valley
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Introduction from stakeholders

  • Rick Barnett, Legislative Committee Chair, Vermont Psychological Association
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Emma Harrigan, Director of Policy Analysis and Development, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Lynda Marshall, Executive Director, Vermont Psychological Association
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Introductions from stakeholders - continued

  • Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
  • Peter Mallary, Vice President of Government Relations and Community Outreach, Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
  • Elaine I. Toohey, Executive Director, Another Way Inc.
  • Gloria Vandenberg, Executive Director, Alyssum, Inc
  • Vicki Warfield, Coordinator, Wellness Workforce Coalition, Vermont Center for Independent Living
  • Matt Wolf, Director of the Youth in Transition (YIT) Program, Vermont Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
  • Christophre Woods, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Mental Health 101

Overview of legal issues within the mental health system of care

  • Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  • John McCullough, Project Director, Mental Health Law Project
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM

Overview of Legal Issues - Advocates

  • John McCullough, Project Director, Mental Health Law Project
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 31, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Insurance 101

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
10:00 AM

Association Health Plans

  • Daniel Barlow, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Christine Oliver, NFP Senior Vice President and Business Resource Services Consultant, Business Resource Service
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Decorum Training

Immediately following House Floor

2:30 PM

Association Health Plans and Any Other Priorities

  • Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Christine Oliver, NFP Senior Vice President and Business Resource Services Consultant
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Shannon Wilson, Vice President of Operations, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

The Faces of ACEs

Attend the Senate Health and Welfare Committee meeting in Room 11

11:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Agency of Human Services

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Individual Mandate Working Group

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Robin Lunge, Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
-

Agency of Human Services - Individual Mandate Recommendation

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
2:30 PM

Resources on Primary Care

  • Madeleine "Madie" Champagne, Legislative Intern from Middlebury College
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:30 PM

Association Health Plans

  • Daniel Barlow, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Christine Oliver, NFP Senior Vice President and Business Resource Services Consultant, Business Resource Service
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Shannon Wilson, Vice President of Operations, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Note: At 4:00 PM in Room 11, there will be a Joint Hearing of the House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs and the Senate Committee on Government Operations for those two committees to hear from candidates for Adjutant and Inspector General of the Vermont National Guard.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Update on Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) Reports

Room 11 - Joint Meeting of the House Committees on Energy and Technology and on Health Care

  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange/Health Information Technology Integration Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Michael K. Smith, Interim President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Daniel G. Smith, IT Consultant for the Joint Fiscal Office
10:45 AM

Break

Move back to Room 45

11:00 AM

Association Health Plans

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Department of Financial Regulations

  • Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Department of Mental Health

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Selina Hickman, Director of Policy and Planning, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Committee Discussion

2:45 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

  • Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
3:50 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Green Mountain Care Board

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Rep. David Yacovone, Member, House Committee on Appropriations
11:30 AM

Adjourn Morning Meeting

1:00 PM

Facility Tours

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital
Middlesex Therapeutic Community Residence

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:45 PM

Committee Discussion

Follow up on Friday, February 8th visits to the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital and the Middlesex Therapeutic Community Residence
Other committee discussion

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Administration's Health Care Proposal

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sean Sheehan, Healthcare Deputy Director of Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

State-Based Reinsurance Overview

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM

Agency of Human Services - Global Commitment Cap

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Department of Mental Health Budget Response - Copeland Center

  • Martha Roberts, WRAP Advanced Facilitator
  • Katie Wilson, Director of Operations, Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
  • Jane Winterling, Vermont WRAP Education Coordinator, Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
-

Break

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

Preexisting Condition Exclusions and Health Insurance Market Stabilization

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

Vermont Medical Society

7:30 AM to 9:00 AM in Room 10 - The committee is invited to the Vermont Medical Society's Advocacy Day 2019 breakfast panel focused on "The Future of Health Care in Vermont."

9:45 AM

Vermont Suicide Prevention Center

  • Eike Blohm, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Thomas Delaney, New England Research and Data Services, LLC
  • Molly Dugan, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)
  • William Gottesman
  • Debra Lopez, Psychiatrist and Survivor of Family Loss
  • JoEllen Tarallo, Director, Vermont Suicide Prevention Center and Center for Health and Learning
11:05 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Update on Suicide Prevention Efforts in Vermont

  • Tracy Dolan, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Alison Krompf, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Mental Health
  • Debra Lopez, Psychiatrist and Survivor of Family Loss
  • JoEllen Tarallo, Director, Vermont Suicide Prevention Center and Center for Health and Learning
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Vermont Medical Society

Introduction

  • Wendy Davis, Pediatrician at UVM Medical Center and Clinical Professor at the Vermont Child Improvement Program
  • Cathy Schneider, Section Chief of Surgical Services, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Services
3:05 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Individual Mandate

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Robin Lunge, Member, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
-

Act 48 Principles

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Robin Lunge, Member, Green Mountain Care Board
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Health Insurance Market Stabilization

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Committee discussion

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Implicit Bias Training

Led by the Vermont Human Rights Commission for the entire House in the House Chamber

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Party Caucuses

2:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Introduction

  • Molly Dugan, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)
  • Liz Genge, Director of Property and Asset Management, Downstreet Housing and Community Development
  • Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
  • Jeffrey Rothenberg, Director of Community Living Program, Washington County Mental Health Services
2:30 PM

Health Insurance Market Stabilization

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Green Mountain Care Board proposed budget

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Tom Borys, Director, ACO Finance and Analysis, OneCare Vermont
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Jeanne Kennedy, Cigna Health Care
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:50 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Green Mountain Care Board proposed budget
Continue unfinished testimony

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
-

Office of the Health Care Advocate Budget Request

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Individual Mandate and Other Health Insurance Market Stabilization Issues

  • Jason Levitis, State Health and Value Strategies, Princeton University
-

Individual Mandate and Other Health Insurance Market Stabilization Issues

Committee discussion

10:30 AM

Election of Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of UVM and State Agricultural College

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

Brattleboro Retreat Breakfast and Update

Optional - 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - The committee is invited to attend the Brattleboro Retreat Breakfast and Update event at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier.

  • Karl Becker, Senior Vice President, CGL
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Department of Mental Health proposed budget

  • Mary Cox, testifying as a parent
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Tomasz Jankowski, President and CEO, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Brattleboro Retreat

  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Merry Postemski, Senior Investigator, Disability Rights Vermont
1:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Department of Mental Health proposed budget
Continue unfinished testimony

  • Molly Dugan, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez, Deputy Director, Pathways Vermont
  • Christophre Woods, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Committee discussion and recommendations

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

All-Payer Model--Updates from the Field; Green Mountain Care Board Panel Discussion

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State Street - Attend the Green Mountain Care Board meeting

11:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Memo to House Committee on Appropriations

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Draft letter to House Committee on Corrections and Institutions regarding the Middlesex Secure Residential Recovery Facility (MSRRF)

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Memo to House Committee on Appropriations

  • Rep. Mary S. Hooper, Vice Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

Health Insurance Market Stabilization

4:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2020 Budget

Memo to House Committee on Appropriations

4:45 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 28, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Individual Mandate

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
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H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization
Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Carr, OB/GYN Resident from UVMMC
  • Hayley Pierce, OB/GYN Resident from UVMMC
  • Rep. George W. Till
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
10:00 AM

Vermont's 2019 Individual Enrollment in Health Care

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:30 AM

H.253 - An act relating to insurance coverage for fertility preservation for insureds diagnosed with cancer

  • Erin Lips, OB/GYN Resident from UVMMC
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization
Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:30 PM

TBD

Friday, March 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization
Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization

  • Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
-

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization
Committee discussion and possible vote

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

The General Assembly is on break for the week of Town Meeting

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
1:00 PM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization

  • Kelley Avery, Senior VERB Programs Administrator, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Douglas Farnham, Director of Policy and Tax Department Economist, Department of Taxes
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization
Committee discussion, recommendations, possible vote

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Deborah Richter MD, President, Vermont Health Care for All
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization
Committee discussion and possible vote

-

Break

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Previously referred to on agenda as Health Insurance Market Stabilization
Committee discussion and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

H.204 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting navigators, Medicaid records, and the Department of Vermont Health Access

  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
11:20 AM

Rural Hospital Task Force

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

H.204 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting navigators, Medicaid records, and the Department of Vermont Health Access

Vote

-

Rural Hospital Task Force

Committee discussion

2:30 PM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

Walk-through

  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

  • Michelle Dorwart, Community Health Centers of Burlington
  • Andrea Green, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Director, Pediatric New American Clinic at the UVM Children's Hospital Pediatric Primary Care
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 15, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.528 - An act relating to the Rural Health Services Task Force

Committee discussion and vote

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.83 - An act relating to prohibiting female genital mutilation or cutting

Testimony, committee discussion, vote

  • Lule Adan
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Hibo Jafar
  • Mohamed Jafar
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

3:45 PM

Discuss Senate Bills that Might be Referred to Committee

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

All-Payer Model

Background and status update

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
-

Break

  • Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
11:45 AM

Childrens Inpatient Update

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 21, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal (Middlesex)

  • Richard Courcelle, Chief Executive Officer, Rutland Mental Health Services
  • Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
  • Claudio Fort, President, Rutland Regional Medical Center
  • Jeffrey McKee, VP, Community & Behavioral Health Services, Rutland Regional Medical Center
10:10 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal (Middlesex)

Continued testimony and committee discussion

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Circles of Support and Accountability

Optional - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - The committee is invited to attend a screening of Coming Home, a new documentary by Bess O'Brien about Vermont's COSA (Circles of Support and Accountability), followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and Coming Home participants. The event will be held in the Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State Street, Montpelier.

4:30 PM

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal (Middlesex)

Committee discussion

5:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 22, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Secure Recovery Residence Proposal (Middlesex)

Committee discussion

  • Conor Kennedy, Agency of Human Services
  • Nick Sherman, Lobbyist, Rutland Regional Medical Center and Rutland Mental Health Services
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Medicaid Next Generation ACO Pilot Program

  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.14 - An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need

  • Rep. Logan Nicoll, Reporter
  • Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
-

Committee Discussion

Update regarding the capital bill

9:35 AM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Walk-through on amendments

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. George W. Till, Reporter of Amendment, House Committee on Ways and Means
10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 28, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

Review amendments

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor of Amendments
9:00 AM

S.42 - An act relating to requiring at least one member of the Green Mountain Care Board to be a health care professional

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Kathleen McGraw, Chief Medical Officer, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, March 29, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

  • Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
1:00 PM

S.53 - An act relating to determining the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Kelly Lange, Director, Health Care Reform, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Reporter
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
2:00 PM

OneCare Vermont/Accountable Care Organization

Overview and update

  • Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Rural Hospitals - Green Mountain Care Board Panel Discussion

9:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State Street, Montpelier, attend the Green Mountain Care Board Meeting

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.53 - An act relating to determining the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

  • Michele Degree, Health Policy Advisor, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sarah Lindberg, Health Services Researcher, Green Mountain Care Board
-

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.41 - An act relating to regulating entities that administer tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Reporter
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

American Nurses Association-Vermont Legislative Day

  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
10:30 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Reporter
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Melissa Miles, Health Policy Project Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
  • Auburn Watersong, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 5, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.41 - An act relating to regulating entities that administer tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses

Testimony and final mark-up

  • Emily Allaire, Director of Operations, Healthy Dollars, Inc.
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Mark Hage, Trust Administrator, Vermont-NEA/Vermont Education Health Initiative (VEHI)
  • Bobby-Jo Salls, Trust Administrator and Program Manager, Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust (VSBIT)/Vermont Education Health Initiative (VEHI)
2:10 PM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Logan Nicoll, Reporter
2:30 PM

Break

2:40 PM

Vermont Healthcare Expenditure Analysis

  • David Glavin, Medical and Healthcare Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Lori Perry, Senior Healthcare Financial Systems Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) State Innovation Model (SIM) Final Impact Analysis

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.89 - An act relating to allowing reflective health benefit plans at all metal levels

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:05 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

immediately after floor

S.89 - An act relating to allowing reflective health benefit plans at all metal levels

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
2:00 PM

S.41 - An act relating to regulating entities that administer tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses

Testimony and committee discussion

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms for Life and Health, Department of Financial Regulation
-

S.89 - An act relating to allowing reflective health benefit plans at all metal levels

Committee discussion and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

OneCare Vermont/Accountable Care Organization

Continue overview and update

  • Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Blueprint for Health

Overview and update

  • Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Beth Tanzman, Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.53 - An act relating to determining the proportion of health care spending allocated to primary care

Final committee discussion and vote

-

Adjourn

Friday, April 12, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.41 - An act relating to regulating entities that administer tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:50 AM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
11:50 AM

Lunch

1:20 PM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

  • Suzanne Leavitt, State Survey Agency Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Surgery Center
  • Sarah Sherbrook, Acute Care Administrator, Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living
-

Committee Discussion

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:00 PM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Associate General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Cooper, Manager, Green Mountain Surgery Center
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Donna Jerry, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Meeting Scheduled

The House Committee on Health Care will not be meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

2:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 18, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kelly Lange, Director, Health Care Reform, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Surgery Center
10:20 AM

Break

10:40 AM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Committee discussion

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Surgery Center
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 19, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Gregory McCormick, The Eye Surgery Center
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Conor Kennedy, Office of the Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association & Bayada Home Health
3:05 PM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

  • Amy Cooper, Manager, Green Mountain Surgery Center
  • Katherine Lane, The Eye Surgery Center
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Gregory McCormick, The Eye Surgery Center
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Committee discussion and possible vote

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
-

Break

10:05 AM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Continued committee discussion and possible vote

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:35 AM

Break

11:15 AM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Melissa Miles, Health Policy Project Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Auburn Watersong, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development, Agency of Human Services
11:40 AM

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

Committee discussion

  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, Brattleboro Retreat
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Final committee discussion and vote

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Associate General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Sarah Kinsler, Health Care Project Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Michael K. Smith, Interim President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
10:05 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

Continued testimony and committee discussion

  • Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Marguerite Monet, AIDS Project of Southern Vermont
  • Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Daniel G. Smith, IT Consultant for the Joint Fiscal Office
  • Stephen Whitaker, Telecom/IT Planning and Accountability Advocate, Montpelier
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
-

Brattleboro Retreat

Project Update: Level 1 Bed Expansion

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Rep. Logan Nicoll, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
4:03 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 26, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Committee vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Logan Nicoll, Reporter
9:30 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
1:00 PM

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
3:00 PM

Language Regarding FDA-Approved Drugs that Contain Cannabinoids

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, Greenwich Biosciences
  • Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

Committee discussion and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
9:45 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael K. Smith, Interim President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 2, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Break

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, OneCare Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

Review amendment and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Friday, May 3, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

Vermont Health Information Exchange

  • Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Michael K. Smith, Interim President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
12:00 PM

Lunch

3:30 PM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

Vote to reconsider, amendment, and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Committee Meeting

Review potential amendments - if needed

10:30 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

H.438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists

  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
2:15 PM

H.116 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

  • Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont
4:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 9, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms for Life and Health, Department of Financial Regulation
11:30 AM

Break

11:50 AM

S.41 - An act relating to regulating entities that administer tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses

Vote

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 10, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

H.542 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Review health care sections of the Senate proposal of amendment

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
-

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:05 PM

H.524 - An act relating to health insurance and the individual mandate

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:34 PM

Adjourn

Monday, May 13, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
12:00 PM

H.542 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Review and discuss health care sections of the Senate proposal of amendment

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
-

Committee Discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:45 PM

Break

2:05 PM

S.41 - An act relating to regulating entities that administer tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:40 PM

S.7 - An act relating to social service integration with Vermont's health care system

Review amendment and vote

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
2:05 PM

Break

2:35 PM

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

Committee discussion, review amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, May 16, 2019
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

-

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:10 AM

Recess

12:30 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 17, 2019
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Recess

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

S.73 - An act relating to licensure of ambulatory surgical centers

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
5:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Convenes

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Department of Vermont Health Access

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Brattleboro Retreat

In context of the statewide mental health system

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
-

Break

10:30 AM

Brattleboro Retreat

  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 9, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Insurance Market Structure

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Wendy Trafton, Deputy Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
-

Break

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

Friday, January 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Health Insurance Market Structure

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
9:30 AM

House Floor

- after the floor

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Department of Mental Health

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
11:10 AM

Reports Due to the House Committee on Health Care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:30 AM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Rural Health Services Task Force

  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  • Agatha Kessler, Health Policy Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Robin Lunge, Chair, Rural Health Services Task Force
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
  • John Olson, Rural Health and Primary Care Chief, Department of Health
  • Laura Pelosi, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, H.528, Floor Reporter
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Discussion of delivery system reform (DSRs) investments

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:15 PM

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Captive Health Insurance Arrangements

Small group health insurance pool stability

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • David Provost, Deputy Commissioner, Captive Insurance Division, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Heather Shouldice, Lobbyist, Business Resource Services
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Green Mountain Care Board's Analysis of Brattleboro Retreat's Audited Financial Statements FY2015 through FY2018

  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Patrick Rooney, Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board
9:55 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Delivery system reform (DSRs) investments

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
10:45 AM

Primary Care Workforce Shortage Solutions

Testimony from Green Mountain Care Board's Primary Care Advisory Group

  • Leigh LoPresti, GMCB Primary Care Advisory Group Member
  • Katie Marvin, GMCB Primary Care Advisory Group Member
  • Christina McLaughlin, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Tim Tanner, GMCB Primary Care Advisory Group Member
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- after the floor

Attend a Portion of the Green Mountain Care Board Meeting

The Green Mountain Care Board is hosting a primary care workforce panel at the Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State Street, Montpelier.

3:00 PM

All-Payer Model and Vermont Medicaid Next Generation ACO Model

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

OneCare Vermont

Room 11 - Joint meeting with Senate Health and Welfare

  • Tom Borys, Senior Director of Finance and Payment Reform, OneCare Vermont
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
11:00 AM

Committee members return to Room 45

11:15 AM

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Committee discussion and recommendations to the House Committee on Appropriations

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:10 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
-

Adjourn

Friday, January 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

- 10:00 AM or after floor

OneCare Vermont

Room 11 - Joint meeting with Senate Health and Welfare

  • Sara Barry, Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Marissa Parisi, Executive Director, RiseVT
11:15 AM

House committee members return to Room 45

11:30 AM

H.625 - An act relating to health insurance and Medicaid coverage for chromosomal microarray analysis

  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
-

H.626 - An act relating to administering stem cell products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
11:45 AM

H.686 - An act relating to coding and billing standards for surgical revision after chest wall reconstruction

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Charen Fegard, Sponsor
12:10 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists

Walk-through

  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
2:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

3:30 PM

H.643 - An act relating to banking and insurance

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)

Report on Opt-out

  • Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Maurine Gilbert, Consultant, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Integration Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
-

Break

11:00 AM

Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)

Continued testimony

  • Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

IMD Waiver and Global Commitment

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Tracy O'Connell, Finance Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
3:05 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Update on Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy
9:30 AM

Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:00 AM

H.785 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority over prescription drug costs

  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Sponsor
10:15 AM

H.822 - An act relating to limiting out-of-pocket expenses for prescription insulin drugs

  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
10:30 AM

To Be Determined

11:00 AM

National Update on Prescription Drug Programs

  • Trish Riley, Executive Director, National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP)
11:30 AM

Pathways Vermont

  • Jennifer Furey, Support Line Operator, Pathways Vermont
  • Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
  • Lindsay Mesa, Program Director, Housing First Program, Pathways Vermont
  • Christopher Rotsettis, Support Line Caller
12:00 PM

Regulation of Cannabis - Health-Related Issues

Testimony on health-related issues in S.54

  • David Rettew, Medical Director, Children and Family Division, Department of Mental Health
12:20 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after the floor

H.824 - An act relating to required medical personnel for dental procedures using sedation or anesthesia

  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
-

H.825 - An act relating to limitations on health care contract provisions and surprise medical bills

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Brian Cina, Sponsor
  • Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Update on Prescription Drug Price Transparency Efforts

  • Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Director, Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:35 AM

Vermont Pharmacists' Association - Prescribing Authority

  • Lauren Bode, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Sandra Rosa, President, Vermont Pharmacists' Association
-

Vermont Retail Druggists - Pharmacy Pricing

  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Regulation of Cannabis - Health-Related Issues

Testimony on health-related issues in S.54

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  • Rep. John Gannon, Member, House Committee On Government Operations
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • David Nathan, President, Board of Directors, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

  • Rep. Charles Conquest, Sponsor
1:15 PM

Bi-State Primary Care Association

  • Brad Berryhill, Chief Medical Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • David Schneider, Associate Medical Director - Pediatrics, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
  • Chris Towne, Director of FQHC Operations, Northern Counties Health Care
  • Audrey Von Lepel, Medical Director, Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH)
  • Joshua White, Chief Medical Officer, Gifford Health Care
1:45 PM

Rural Health Services Task Force

Recommendations on workforce

  • Laura Pelosi, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
2:35 AM

Break

2:45 PM

Rural Health Services Task Force

Recommendations on telehealth

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Agatha Kessler, Health Policy Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Hillary Wolfley, Health Data Analyst, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc.
  • Todd Young, Network Director of Telehealth Services, University of Vermont Health Network
3:20 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Regulation of Cannabis - Health-Related Issues

Committee discussion

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. John Gannon, Member, House Committee On Government Operations
4:35 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 29, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Mental Health Report, Vision 2030: A 10-Year Plan for an Integrated and Holistic System of Care

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
9:55 AM

Break

10:05 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

  • D. Scott Acus, Executive Director, Collaborative Solutions Corporation
  • Rick Barnett, Legislative Chair, Past-President, Vermont Psychological Association
  • Karen Crowley, Executive Director, Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvements and Innovation, Northern Vermont University
  • Laurie Emerson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Vermont
  • Tina Manning, Coordinator of Peer Supports, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Lorna Mattern, Executive Director, United Counseling Services
  • JoEllen Tarallo, Director, Vermont Suicide Prevention Center and Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition
  • Christophre Woods, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor

H.724 - An act relating to health insurance requirements and limitations regarding physical therapy services

  • Rep. Carol Ode, Sponsor
-

H.725 - An act relating to insurance coverage for breast cancer screening using magnetic resonance imaging

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Rep. Diane Lanpher, Sponsor
  • Rep. Carol Ode, Sponsor
  • Rep. Carol Ode, Sponsor
  • Rep. Carol Ode, Sponsor
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 30, 2020
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Meeting Record
7:00 AM

University of Vermont Health Network Breakfast

Community Leader Breakfast with Dr. Joshua Sharfstein on Vermont's Health Care Reform Model, 7:00-9:00 AM at the Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, 100 State Street, Montpelier

9:30 AM

Medicaid Access and Coverage Options for Students Attending Post-Secondary Institutions

  • Jessica Holmes, Economics Professor, Middlebury College
  • Dennis Emmanuel Miranda-Cruz, Legislative Intern from Middlebury College
10:05 AM

H.626 - An act relating to administering stem cell products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

  • Jessica Chung, Resident from UVMMC
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
10:25 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

  • Molly Dugan, Member, Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition
  • Julie Riffon, Executive Director, Primary Care and Quality/Blueprint for Health Project Manager, North Country Hospital
10:45 AM

Break

10:55 AM

Rural Health Services Task Force

Recommendations on case management

  • Robin Lunge, Chair, Rural Health Services Task Force
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
11:30 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor
  • Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.; Chair, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
11:45 AM

H.859 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

  • Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Sponsor
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor

Health Care Provider Price Transparency

  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Member, House Committee on Health Care
-

Price Transparency and Bill Process Report

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Lindsay Kill, Healthcare Data and Statistical Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Christina McLaughlin, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kathryn O'Neill, Director of Data Management Analysis and Data Integrity, Green Mountain Care Board
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 31, 2020
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9:00 AM

Middlesex Secure Residential Recovery Facility

  • Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  • Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
9:30 AM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor

Committee Meeting

11:15 AM

H.505 - An act relating to enrollment in Medicare supplemental insurance policies

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Marjorie Stinchcombe, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Reports Due to the House Committee on Health Care

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Sponsor
  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
1:00 PM

Prescription Drugs, Price Pressures in Vermont

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
2:55 PM

Break

3:05 PM

H.787 - An act relating to hospital use of savings from 340B drug pricing

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Sponsor
3:25 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
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9:00 AM

H.723 - An act relating to telehealth

  • Sarah Chistolini, Senior Telehealth Program Strategist, University of Vermont Health Network
  • Megan Colgan, Product Manager, Knowledge Map, Dartmouth Hitchcock
  • Sally Kraft, Vice President of Population Health, Dartmouth Hitchcock
  • Joshua White, Chief Medical Officer, Gifford Health Care
  • Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Natasha Withers, Primary Care Provider, Porter Medical Center
10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

H.723 - An act relating to telehealth

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Suellen Bottiggi, Director of Provider and Member Relations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 6, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department of Mental Health

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Green Mountain Care Board

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department of Vermont Health Access

  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
-

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Vermont CARES re: Department of Vermont Health Access proposed budget

  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Peter Jacobsen, Executive Director, Vermont CARES
  • Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
3:15 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 7, 2020
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9:30 AM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor

Committee Adjourned

No committee business today due to inclement weather

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Retail Druggists - Pharmacy Pricing

  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Insulin and 340B Pricing

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
11:15 AM

Pharmacist Prescribing Authority

  • Lauren Bode, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
  • Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- 10 minutes after the floor

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department of Mental Health

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Mental Health
  • Laurel Omland, Director, Children and Families Unit, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
2:40 PM

Break

2:50 PM

Mental Health Residential Report

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
-

Mental Health Report, Vision 2030: A 10-Year Plan for an Integrated and Holistic System of Care

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Suicide Prevention Efforts in Vermont

  • Sara Barry, Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Alison Krompf, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
-

Break

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:55 AM

Suicide Prevention Efforts in Vermont

  • JoEllen Tarallo, Executive Director, Center for Health and Learning
11:10 AM

Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan

  • Steve Broer, Director, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
  • Casey Doerner, Health Systems Educator and Wellness Nurse Lead, Support and Services at Home (SASH)
  • Charles Gurney, Substance Use and Aging Coordinator, Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living
  • Michael Hartman, Behavioral Health Director, Lamoille County Mental Health Services
  • Joe Smith, Veteran with Lived Experience
  • Meghan Snitkin, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, White River Junction
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after the floor

H.438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
4:15 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:05 AM

H.723 - An act relating to telehealth

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Todd Young, Director of Telehealth Services, University of Vermont Health Network
12:05 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Medical Society Advocacy Day

Testimony on workforce solutions

  • Hillary Anderson, Pediatric Resident, Vermont Medical Society
  • Nick Bonenfont, Pediatric Resident, Vermont Medical Society
  • Patrick Duff, Pediatric Resident, Vermont Medical Society
  • Cole Nygard, Pediatric Resident, Vermont Medical Society
  • Michael Rousse, Chief Medical Officer, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
  • Whitney Sevey, Pediatric Resident, Vermont Medical Society
  • Nate White, Pediatric Resident, Vermont Medical Society
2:20 PM

H.723 - An act relating to telehealth

Final mark-up and possible vote

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Feehan, Lobbyist, Vermont State Dental Society
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Delta Dental Plan of Vermont, Inc.
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Workforce

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Mary Val Palumbo, Professor and Director of Interprofessional Education, College of Nursing and Health Services, University of Vermont, AHEC Nurse Workforce Initiatives
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
  • Deb Snell, President, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (VFNHP), President, AFT Vermont
11:25 AM

Break

11:40 AM

Health Care Affordability

12:08 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:35 PM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Workforce

  • Sarah Billings-Berg, Associate Dean of Nursing, Vermont Technical College
  • Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
  • Patricia Moulton, President, Vermont Technical College
  • Karen Scolforo, President, Castleton University
-

Committee Discussion

4:10 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

  • Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.; Chair, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
9:45 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Workforce

  • Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, University of Vermont
10:30 AM

Election of Trustees to the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly

- after the Joint Assembly

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Workforce

  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  • Margaret Robinson, Chief, Public Health Nursing, Department of Health
-

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Workforce

  • Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Rural Health Services Task Force
-

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Committee discussion

9:30 AM

House Floor

- after the floor

Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Committee discussion

11:30 AM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Workforce

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

Committee Discussion

1:30 PM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

  • Dan Batsie, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief, Vermont Department of Health
  • James Feehan, Lobbyist, American Property Casualty Insurance Association
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

2:00 PM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Previously identified on agenda as Miscellaneous Health Care Committee Bill
Committee discussion

-

Break

3:30 PM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Provider Price Transparency
Draft and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christina McLaughlin, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Member, House Committee on Health Care
-

Break

11:10 AM

H.438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists

Draft, testimony, and possible vote

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
11:50 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Previously identified on agenda as Prescription Drugs Committee Bill

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
9:37 AM

Break

11:20 AM

H.723 - An act relating to telehealth

Final draft and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists

Vote

  • Rebecca Heintz, General Counsel, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Rep. David Durfee, Member, House Committee on Health Care
9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Workforce

  • Matthew Choate, Chief Nursing Officer, Central Vermont Medical Center
  • Ellen Watson, Chair, Board of Nursing
1:45 PM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Update, draft, and possible vote

  • Rep. Mari Cordes, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Rep. David Durfee, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
-

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Update from workgroup

  • Rep. Annmarie Christensen, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rep. Peter Reed, Member, House Committee on Health Care
2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Draft and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.723 - An act relating to telehealth

Draft amendment and vote

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Health care workforce strategic plan

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
1:30 PM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Health care workforce scholarships

  • Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
2:15 PM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Health care workforce

  • Rick Page, Dean, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Previously identified on agenda as Health Care Provider Price Transparency
Testimony, committee discussion, mark-up, and vote

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Christina McLaughlin, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Member, House Committee on Health Care
3:45 PM

Break

Move to House Chamber

4:00 PM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

Joint hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Human Services
House Chamber

  • Erica Bornemann, Director, Vermont Emergency Management & Homeland Security
  • Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Miscellaneous Health Care Committee Bill

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
9:45 AM

Break

10:50 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Previously identified on agenda as Prior Authorization

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Alicia Cooper, Director of Payment Reform, Reimbursement and Rate Setting, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

11:35 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:35 PM

Committee Discussion

3:20 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 12, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Previously identified on agenda as 20-0935, An act relating to mental health integration council

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
-

Mental Health

Budget language

  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:15 AM

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

Break

11:25 AM

Committee Discussion

11:30 AM

Prescription Drugs Committee Bill

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
  • Christina McLaughlin, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

- 15 minutes after the floor

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Previously identified on agenda as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Adult Day Services (VAADS)
Friday, March 13, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM-10:30 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Previously identified on agenda as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Review of draft language, testimony, and committee discussion

  • Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
(9:30 AM

House Floor)

-

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Reviewing draft language

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Annmarie Christensen, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rep. Peter Reed, Member, House Committee on Health Care
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Member, House Committee On Human Services
12:00 PM

Lunch

2:20 PM

Committee Discussion

Friday, March 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:45 AM

Department of Financial Regulation - COVID-19 Update

Emergency rule

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Vermont Health Benefit Exchange - COVID-19 Update

  • Addie Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
11:00 AM

MVP Healthcare - COVID-19 Update

  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
11:20 AM

BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont - COVID-19 Update

  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
-

Committee Discussion

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:00 PM

Department of Mental Health Updates - COVID-19 Update

  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
2:30 PM

COVID-19 Federal Funds Update

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:40 PM

Office of the Health Care Advocate, COVID-19 Update

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
-

Committee Discussion

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Friday, April 3, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:30 AM

OneCare Vermont - COVID-19 Update

  • Victoria Loner, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont
12:30 PM

Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics - COVID-19 Update

  • Steve Maier, Executive Director, Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics (VFRC)
  • Dana Michalovic, Executive Director, Good Neighbor Health Clinic and Red Logan Dental Clinic, White River Junction
  • Lynn Raymond-Empey, Executive Director, Valley Health Connections, Springfield
  • Heidi Sulis, Executive Director, Open Door Clinic, Middlebury, and Chair, Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics (VFRC)
1:30 PM

Break until 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

  • Stephen Leffler, President, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
11:00 AM

H.742 - An act relating to Vermont's response to COVID-19

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Implementation

  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Diversity and equity issues

  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
  • Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
  • Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
  • Tabitha Pohl-Moore, President, NAACP - Rutland
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Update on federal funds

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
-

Break

10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Community hospitals

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Frank Knoll, Board Chair, North Country Hospital
  • Brian Nall, President and CEO, North Country Hospital
Friday, April 17, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Vermont Health Benefit Exchange, open enrollment

  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
9:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Access to health care services for farm workers - documented and undocumented

  • Jose Ignacio De La Cruz, Dairy Worker
  • Julia Doucet, Outreach Nurse and Nurse Case Manager, Open Door Clinic, Middlebury
  • Will Lambek, Organizer, Migrant Justice
  • Georgia Maheras, Vice President of Policy and Programs, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Heidi Sulis, Executive Director, Open Door Clinic, Middlebury, and Chair, Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 24, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Emergency Rule H-2020-03-E, Coverage of COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Cigna Health Care
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Cost impacts - Health insurance premiums and reserves

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Miranda Motter, Senior Vice President for State Affairs and Policy, America's Health Insurance Plans
  • Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
10:30 AM

House Caucus

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Calculation of income to determine farm worker eligibility for financial assistance

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Crisis standards of care

  • Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
Friday, May 1, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Green Mountain Care Board update

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Alena Berube, Director of Value Based Programs & ACO Regulation, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Services provided by telehealth and telephone - Updates during COVID-19 and continuation of coverage

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Christine Cooney, State Government Affairs, Cigna Health Care
  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
  • Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
  • Hillary Hill, Health Care Administrator, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Tiffany Lingenfelter Pierce, Medical Director, Cigna Health Care
  • Katie Marvin, Stowe Family Practice
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Hillary Wolfley, Associate Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
12:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Full House Caucus

1:00 PM

Full House Caucus

Continued from this morning if needed

Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Patient access to telehealth, committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
  • Joshua Green, Vermont Association of Naturopathic Physicians
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
Friday, May 8, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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Standard
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-

Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting today will be live streamed here.

11:00 AM

Vermont's adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Walk-through of S.125 and testimony

  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Meredith Roberts, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont
  • Deb Snell, President, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, President, AFT Vermont
  • Ellen Watson, Chair, Board of Nursing
  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:15 PM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Walk-through and testimony

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont
  • Sarah Bushweller, President-Elect, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Christine O'Neill, President, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont
1:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Full-House Caucus

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

Joint Meeting of House Committee on Health Care and Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

The House Committee on Health Care meeting today will be held jointly with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and will be live streamed here.

9:10 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Testimony

  • Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Scott Strenio, Medical Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:00 AM

FY2020 Supplemental Budget Adjustment Bill

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Update from Agency of Human Services

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
10:45 AM

FY2020 Supplemental Budget Adjustment Bill

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Department updates

  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
Friday, May 15, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting today will be live streamed here<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/videos?view=57>.

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Review draft language, committee discussion, possible vote

  • Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
  • Christine O'Neill, President, Physician Assistant Academy of Vermont
1:04 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

All-House Caucus

Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

11:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, May 21, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

Joint Meeting of House Committee on Health Care and Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

The House Committee on Health Care meeting this morning will be held jointly with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and will be live streamed here <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCttFrXkkFl2e3d3DEVKZC0Q/videos?view=57>

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:00 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Testimony, committee discussion

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Patient access to health care services delivered through telehealth

  • Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
  • Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S. - health insurance coverage for telehealth and telephone services

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
11:00 AM

Adjourn Joint Meeting

2:00 PM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Previously identified on agenda as 20-0896 An act relating to miscellaneous health care
Review draft language, committee discussion

  • Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 22, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting today will be live streamed here <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/videos?view=57>.

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

S.128 - An act relating to physician assistant licensure

Possible amendment, committee discussion, vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
1:00 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

All-House Caucus

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
-

Joint Meeting of House Committee on Health Care and Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

The House Committee on Health Care meeting this morning will be held jointly with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and will be live streamed here <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCttFrXkkFl2e3d3DEVKZC0Q/videos?view=57>.

9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Health care systems financial update

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
9:45 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Agency of Human Services - Health care systems financial update

  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
10:15 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Health care systems financial update

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Health First
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 28, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting this afternoon will be live streamed here <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/videos?view=57>.

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Previously identified on agenda as 20-0896 An act relating to miscellaneous health care
Final committee discussion and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 29, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

-

The House Committee on Health Care meeting today and the Joint Meeting with the House Committee on Human Services will be live streamed here.

11:00 AM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rep. Diane Lanpher, Member, House Committee on Appropriations
12:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Joint meeting with House Committee on Human Services

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
1:00 PM

Adjourn from Joint Meeting (House Human Services will continue to meet)

3:30 PM

All-House Caucus

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting today will be live streamed here <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/videos?view=57>.

9:00 AM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Helen Labun, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Health First
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
  • Gail Zatz, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Adult Day Services (VAADS)
10:45 AM

Adjourn

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 4, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting this afternoon will be live streamed here <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/videos?view=57>.

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, June 5, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Meeting of House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting this afternoon will be live streamed here <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHtilisCXIU4ZgxQ8fRgsdw/videos?view=57>.

2:00 PM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

Testimony, committee discussion

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Chair, House Committee On Human Services
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Member, House Committee On Human Services
3:55 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Rep. David Yacovone, Member, House Committee on Appropriations
2:00 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM

All-House Caucus

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
-

Break

11:45 AM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

Committee discussion continued

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:15 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 11, 2020
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2:00 PM

Review Agency of Human Services Proposal Regarding Brattleboro Retreat

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
3:40 PM

Committee Discussion

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, June 12, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:30 PM

All-House Caucus

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 18, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, June 19, 2020
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

House Floor

-

Committee meeting canceled

The House Committee on Health Care meeting scheduled for this afternoon has been canceled. The full House plans to be in session for much of the afternoon.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:10 PM

H.960 - An act relating to miscellaneous health care provisions

Review Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

H.965, Review Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Recommendations to Senate Committee on Appropriations

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
  • Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services
2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Standard
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, June 26, 2020
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:03 PM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Health Care

H.965, Review Senate Committee on Appropriations Amendment

1:29 PM

Adjourn

1:45 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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Standard
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-

No House Committee on Health Care Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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Standard
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-

No House Committee on Health Care Meeting Scheduled

Thursday, August 20, 2020
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-

For Committee Information

At 10:15 AM there is a joint meeting scheduled for the House Committees on Appropriations and on Human Services regarding the Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget for the Department of Health. If you wish to listen to the testimony, the meeting will be live streamed here.

11:30 AM

Joint Meeting of House Committees on Appropriations and on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting at 11:30 this morning will be held jointly with the House Committee on Appropriations and will be live streamed here.

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
12:30 PM

Joint Committee Discussion

12:45 PM

Adjourn Joint Meeting

Friday, August 21, 2020
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Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Joint Meeting of House Committees on Appropriations and on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting at 8:30 this morning will be held jointly with the House Committee on Appropriations and will be live streamed here.

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
9:30 AM

Joint Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

Adjourn Joint Meeting

Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Follow Up on Federal Coronavirus Fund Allocations and Expenditures

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Alison Krompf, Director of Quality and Accountability, Department of Mental Health
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Patricia Singer, Director, Adult Services Utilization, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Thursday, August 27, 2020
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12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Review budget proposal, including the proposal in public safety budget for mental health responses, and establish committee recommendations to the House Committee on Appropriations

  • Rep. Mary S. Hooper, Vice Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
1:55 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, August 28, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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Standard
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10:00 AM

Grants Related to the Health Disparity Coronavirus Relief Fund Appropriations

  • Maria Mercedes Avila, Member, Governor's Task Force on Racial Equity
  • Sara Chesbrough, Equity Technical Coordinator, Health Operations Center, Department of Health
-

Governor's Task Force on Racial Equity Report Regarding Health Disparities

  • Maria Mercedes Avila, Member, Governor's Task Force on Racial Equity
  • Maria Mercedes Avila, Member, Governor's Task Force on Racial Equity
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sara Chesbrough, Equity Technical Coordinator, Health Operations Center, Department of Health
  • Sara Chesbrough, Equity Technical Coordinator, Health Operations Center, Department of Health
12:35 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 3, 2020
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12:00 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Department of Public Safety proposal regarding mental health crisis and law enforcement

  • Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group of Vermont
  • Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
-

Committee Discussion

1:45 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 4, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Department of Public Safety proposal regarding mental health crisis and law enforcement

  • Calvin Moen, Statewide Trainer, Peer Workforce Development Initiative
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
3:30 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Panel from designated agencies regarding mental health crisis collaboration with law enforcement

  • Steve Broer, Director of Behavioral Health Services, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
  • George Karabakakis, Chief Executive Officer, Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeast Vermont
  • Karen Kurrle, Director of Intensive Care Services, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Brandi Littlefield, Assistant Director, First Call for Chittenden County, Howard Center
  • Charlotte McCorkel, Senior Director of Client Services, Howard Center
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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10:30 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Department of Public Safety proposal regarding mental health crisis and law enforcement

  • Robert Appel, Retired Director of the Human Rights Commission and Defender General, Currently a Civil Rights Attorney in Private Practice
  • Jennifer Harlow, Sheriff, Orleans County
  • Tomasz Jankowski, President and CEO, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
  • Malaika Puffer, Statewide Adult Mental Health Standing Committee
  • Ann Raynolds, Practicing Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Quechee, Vermont
  • A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
  • Wilda White, Chair, Mental Health Crisis Response Commission
12:39 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

All-House Caucus

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 10, 2020
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
12:00 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Department of Public Safety proposal regarding mental health crisis and law enforcement
Committee discussion

1:55 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 11, 2020
Meeting Details
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9:00 AM

Joint Meeting of Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting at 9:00 AM will be held jointly with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and will be live streamed here.

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
-

Adjourn from Joint Meeting (Senate Health and Welfare will continue to meet)

2:00 PM

House Floor

Monday, September 14, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

5:00 PM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Joint Assembly

Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

-

All-House Caucus

3:00 PM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Walk-through amendment recommended by the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:13 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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10:30 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Testimony on amendment recommended by the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:08 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 17, 2020
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9:00 AM

Joint Meeting of Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care

The House Committee on Health Care meeting at 9:00 AM will be held jointly with the Senate Committee on Health Care and will be live streamed here.

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Sara Chesbrough, Equity Technical Coordinator, Health Operations Center, Department of Health
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
10:00 AM

Adjourn from Joint Meeting (Senate Health and Welfare will continue to meet)

12:00 PM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Committee discussion

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
1:35 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 18, 2020
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8:30 AM

H.795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency, hospital sustainability planning, provider sustainability and reimbursements, and regulators' access to information

Committee discussion, vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:40 AM

Adjourn

10:00 AM

House Floor

Monday, September 21, 2020
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No Committee Meeting Scheduled

4:30 PM

House Floor

5:00 PM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Joint Assembly

Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.607 - An act relating to increasing the supply of nurses and primary care providers in Vermont

Update regarding proposed amendments in the Senate

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 24, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 25, 2020
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-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

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