H.444 (Act 61)
An act relating to health care reform
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2009 - Signed by Governor on 6/2/2009
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2009 - 2010 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Steven Maier, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
House Committee on Health Care
- Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Kathy Barrett, Farmer
- Michael Belyea, Legislative Director, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
- Hunt Blair, Assistant Director, Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
- John R Brumsted, President, Vermont Medical Society
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Charity Carbine, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Joe Choquette, Lobbyist, IBM
- Wendy Davis, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Don Dickey, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission
- Greg Farnum, President, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
- Mitch Fleischer, President, Fleischer Jacobs Group
- Betsy Forrest, Health Care Affordability Project Director, Office of Vermont Health Access
- Craig Fuller, Employers Health Alliance
- Don George, Chair, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
- Kevin Goddard, Vice President of External Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Mark Hage, Member Benefits Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
- Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform
- Jim Hester, Director, Health Care Reform Commission
- John Hollar, Lobbyist, American Insurance Association
- Craig Jones, Director, Blueprint for Health
- Cy Jordan, Medical Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
- Dian Kahn, Director, Analysis & Data Management, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
- Steve Kappel, Consultant, AARP
- Steve Kappel, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission
- Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Cigna Health Care
- Stephen Kimbell, Lobbyist, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Nolan Langweil, Joint Fiscal Office
- Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jim Leddy, Former Senator
- William Little, Vice President, MVP Healthcare
- Nicole Lukas, State Advocacy Director, American Heart Association
- Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Patrick Madden, Market Decisions
- Jim Marmar, Executive Director, Vermont Pharmacists Association
- Tom McKeown, President, Business Resource Service
- Madeleine Mongan, Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
- Megan O'Donnell, Assistant General Counsel, Fletcher Allen Health Care
- Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Health Care Administration, BISHCA
- Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Health Care, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Lila Richardson, Staff Attorney, Office of Vermont Health Care Ombusdman
- Helen Riehle, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
- Brian Robertson, Market Decisions
- Michele Scanlon, Outreach Specialist, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- John Shullenberger, Lobbyist, American Cancer Society
- Kate Simmons, Acting Manager VT Operations, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Will Smith, Lobbyist, CVS Caremark
- Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security
- Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
- Meredith Sumner, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Philene Taormina, Director of Advocacy, AARP
- Paulette Thabault, Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Kenneth Thorpe, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission and the Legislature
- Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Skip White, Cigna Health Care
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
- Rep. Steven Maier, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
Senate Committee on Finance
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
- Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform
- Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations
- Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Madeleine Mongan, Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
- Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Susan Baker, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Davis, Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
- Wendy Davis, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Lisa Dulsky Watkins, Assistant Director, Vermont Blueprint for Health
- Betsy Forrest, Health Care Affordability Project Director, Office of Vermont Health Access
- Bea Grause, President, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Susan Gretkowski, Lobbyist, Vermont Healthcare Association
- Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
- Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform
- Jim Hester, Director, Health Care Reform Commission
- Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Cigna Health Care
- Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Steven Maier, House Committee on Health Care
- Megan O'Donnell, Assistant General Counsel, Fletcher Allen Health Care
- Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Health Care Administration, BISHCA
- Lila Richardson, Staff Attorney, Office of Vermont Health Care Ombusdman
- Kate Simmons, Budget Systems Program Manager, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security
- Paulette Thabault, Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Rep. George W. Till
- Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield