S.88 (Act 128)
An act relating to health care financing and universal access to health care in Vermont
Sponsors:
Sen. Edward Flanagan, Sen. Richard McCormack
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Sen. Timothy Ashe, Sen. Claire Ayer, Sen. John Campbell, Sen. Matthew Choate, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Harold Giard, Sen. Robert Hartwell, Sen. Sara Kittell, Sen. Virginia Lyons, Sen. Mark MacDonald, Sen. Peter Shumlin, Sen. Robert Starr, Sen. Jeanette White
Last Recorded Action: 5/12/2010 - Text of Governor's message
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
- Martha Abbott, Underhill
- Tristin Adie, Shelburne
- Jonathan Agnew, Assistant Director of Policy, British Columbia Medical Association
- Peter Albert, Director of Government Affairs, Primarilink
- Alexander Anderson, Jericho
- Denis Barton, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Joan Beauchemin, Burlington
- Susan Besio, Director, Office of Vermont Health Access and Health Care Reform
- Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
- John Bloch, Barre, Onion River Community Access Center
- Monica Boyd, Research Analyst, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
- Julie Brochu, Craftsbury
- Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Amanda Calder, Shelburne
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Peggy Carey MD
- Walter Carpenter, Vermont Workers' Center
- Roger Carroll, Brattleboro
- Angela Chagnon, Burlington
- Linda Chagnon, Burlington
- Thomas Charbonneau, Burlington
- Joeie Clark, Fairfax
- David Cochran MD, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
- Andrea Cohen, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Judy Cohen, Burlington
- Sheila Conift, Montpelier
- Denise Connally, Berlin
- Glen Cordner, Chief Executive Officer, Springfield Hospital
- Bob Crews, Principal, Hickock and Boardman Group Benefits
- Michael Davis, Director of Cost Containment, Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
- Wendy Davis, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Bill Day, Barre Town
- Michael Del Trecco, Vice President of Finance, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Susan Deppe MD, Vermont Psychiatric Association
- Rep. Eileen "Lynn" Dickinson
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue
- Tracy Dorman, Bennington
- Margaret Dunne, Rutland
- Caroline Earle, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Kelli Eckroth, Benefits managment, Sugarbush Resort
- Susan Elliot, Office of Representative Peter Welch
- Megan Farreau, South Burlington
- Chad Farrell, Encore Redevelopment
- Dan Feeney, President, North Star Leasing
- Elliott Fisher MD, Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School
- Alexandra Forbes, Vermont Psychological Society
- Betsy Forrest, Health Care Affordability Project Director, Office of Vermont Health Access
- John Franco, Attorney
- Clifford Frank, President, Vermont Managed Care
- Rep. Bill Frank, House Human Services Committee
- Peg Franzen, Vermont Workers' Center
- Peg Franzen, Montpelier, Vermont Workers' Center
- Don George, President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Mary Gerrish, Bennington
- Ann Gibbs, Poultney
- Al Gobeille, Gobeille Hospitality Group
- Kevin Goddard, Vice President of External Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Bea Grause, President, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Sharon Gutwin, Owner, The RehabGYM
- Dale Hackett, Barre
- Mark Hage, Member Benefits Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
- Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Grocers' Association
- James Haslam, Burlington, Vermont Workers' Center
- Cindy Haviland, Wells
- Pat Heffernan, CMC, President, Marketing Partners, Inc.
- Rebecca Heinz, Counsel, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform
- Churchill Hindes, President and CEO, Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties
- Con Hogan, Former Secretary, Agency of Human Services; co-author, Vermont Health Care at the Crossroads
- Jean Hopkins, Burlington
- Gail Horne, Keelers Bay Variety, South Hero
- Carlton Houghton, Essex Jct.
- William Hsaio, K.T. Li Professor of Economics, Depts. of Health Policy & Management; Global Health & Population, Harvard School of Public Health
- Tom Huebner, President, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Craig Jones, Director, Blueprint for Health
- Pat Jones, Director of Health Care Quality Improvement, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Cy Jordan, Medical Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
- Margaret Joyal, Director of Outpatient Services, Burlington
- David Kaczynski, Montpelier
- Dian Kahn, Director, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Steve Kappel, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission
- Richard Kemp, Burlington
- Jamal Kheiry, Clarity Strategic Communications
- Jerry Kilcourse, Montpelier
- Stephen Kimbell, Lobbyist, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- David Kreindler, Vermont Workers' Center
- David Kreindler, Montpelier, Vermont Workers' Center
- Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jennifer Larsen, Essex Jct.
- Rep. Mark Larson, House Committee on Appropriations
- Jim Leddy, Former Senator, AARP
- Dion LeShay, Bennington
- Amy Lester, Barre
- Traven Leyshon, VT AFL-CIO, Middlesex
- Sam Liss, Vermont Center for Independent Living
- William Little, Vice President, MVP Healthcare
- Victoria Loner, Deputy Director, Office of Vermont Health Access
- Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Elaine Lussier, Berlin
- Nancy Lynch, Williamstown, Vermont
- Rep. Steven Maier, House Committee on Health Care
- Bekah Mandell, Burlington
- Dr. Paul Manganiello, Norwich
- Rep. Michael Marcotte, Coventry
- Sen. Dick McCormack, Windsor County
- Matt McGrath, Burlington
- Bob Meany, Pharmaceutical representative
- Chuck Meyers, Williston
- Christy Mihaly, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Paul Millman, Chroma Technology
- Cynthia Moore, Executive Director, Sojourns Community Health Clinic
- Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Rep. Mary A. Morrissey, Bennington
- Peter Moss, Fairfax
- Charlie Murphy, Bennington
- Rep. Anne Theresa O'Brien, Reporter, House Committee on Health Care
- Michael O'Connor, Vermont Chapter of the American Parkinson's Association
- Megan O'Donnell, Assistant General Counsel, Fletcher Allen Health Care
- Hilde Ojibway, Executive Director, Good Neighbor Health Clinic
- Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Health Care Administration, BISHCA
- Jill Olson, VP Policy and Operations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Ethan Parke, Montpelier
- Cindy Perron, E & C Perron Trucking
- William Perry, Director of Data Management and Consultation, Center for Health Policy, Planning and Research, at University of New England
- Jody Pettersen, Montpelier
- Michael Plageman, Plageman, Gagnon and Daughters
- Rep. Paul N. Poirier, Barre City
- Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
- Marjorie Power, Older Women's League
- Ron Pulcer, Rutland
- Sen. Douglas A. Racine, Chittenden County
- Sheryl Rapee-Adams, Rutland
- Lynn Raymond-Empey, Director, Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured
- David Reynolds, Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bernie Sanders
- Greg Richards, G. Richards Business Services, inc.
- Deborah Richter MD, Family Physician
- Deborah Richter MD, Family Physician; co-author, Vermont Health Care at the Crossroads
- Helen Riehle, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)
- Dave Robertson, Fab Tech
- Adam Rudin, Senior Actuary, Cigna Health Care
- Dana Gelb Safron, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Kaj Samsom, Insurance Examiner-in-Charge, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Peggy Sapphire, Craftsbury
- Ed Sawyer, SB Electronics
- Michael Scovner, M.D., Poultney
- Michael Seaver, President, Chittenden Bank
- Maureen Shafer, West Dover
- Robyn Shafer, West Dover
- Will Shafer, West Dover
- Karen Skrill, Randolph Center
- Stewart Skrill, Randolph Center
- Richard Slusky, CEO, Mt. Ascutney Hospital
- Holly Smith, Essex Jct.
- William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General
- Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security
- Bruce Talmadge, Barre
- Philene Taormina, Advocacy Director, AARP
- Diane Tardif, Essex, VT
- Paulette Thabault, Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA)
- Catherine Thomas, Joan Eckley
- Kenneth Thorpe, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission and the Legislature
- Jeffrey Tindall, Director of Regulatory and State Government Affairs, Cigna Health Care
- Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Robert Tortolani MD, President, Vermont Medical Society
- John Tracy, Field Representative, Office of Senator Patrick Leahy
- Tom Tremble, Associate Vice President, Government Relations, AdvaMed, durable medical equipment
- Heidi Tringe, Deputy Chief of Staff, Governor's Office
- Hannah Vallerand, Berlin
- Paul Vallerand, Berlin
- Rachel Van Cleve, Rutland City
- Ders Van Dyke, Waitsfield, VT
- Ernie Viscuso, Vice President, Account Management, Magellan Health Services
- Deborah Wachtel, Essex, VT
- Anya Rader Wallack, Executive Director, Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute
- Reed Webster, Bellows Falls
- Sarah Weintraub, Burlington, CVOEO Mobile Home Project
- Nancy Welch, Burlington
- Dr. Rich White, Hartford, VT
- Stuart Williams MD, Montpelier
- Joy Johnson Wilson, Health Policy Director, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Joe Woodin, President and CEO, Gifford Medical Center
- David Yacovone, Director of State Legislative Affairs, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Joseph Zimmerman, Trust Administrator, Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust
- Liz Zundel, Barre
House Committee on Human Services
- Rep. Bill Frank, House Human Services Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Douglas A. Racine, Chittenden County
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Martha Abbott, Underhill
- Tristin Adie, Shelburne
- Jonathan Agnew, Assistant Director of Policy, British Columbia Medical Association
- Alexander Anderson, Jericho
- Joan Beauchemin, Burlington
- Susan Besio, Director, Office of Vermont Health Access and Health Care Reform
- Hunt Blair, Assistant Director of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access
- John Bloch, Barre, Onion River Community Access Center
- Julie Brochu, Craftsbury
- Amanda Calder, Shelburne
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Peggy Carey, Colchester
- Walter Carpenter, Vermont Workers' Center
- Roger Carroll, Brattleboro
- Angela Chagnon, Burlington
- Linda Chagnon, Burlington
- Jill Charbonneau, Middlebury
- Thomas Charbonneau, Burlington
- Joeie Clark, Fairfax
- David Cochran MD, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
- Judy Cohen, Burlington
- Sheila Conift, Montpelier
- Denise Connolly
- Denise Connolly, Berlin
- Glen Cordner, Chief Executive Officer, Springfield Hospital
- Michael Davis, Director of Cost Containment, Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
- Wendy Davis, Commissioner, Department of Health
- Bill Day, Barre Town
- Michael Del Trecco, Vice President of Finance, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Susan Deppe MD, Vermont Psychiatric Association
- Julie Donohue, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
- Tracy Dorman, Bennington
- Lisa Dulsky Watkins, Public Health Physician and Assistant Dir. of VT Blueprint, Vermont Blueprint for Health
- Margaret Dunne, Rutland
- Joan Eckley, West Haven
- Susan Elliot, Office of Representative Peter Welch
- Megan Farreau, South Burlington
- Sen. Ed Flanagan, Sponsor, Sponsor
- Clifford Frank, President, Vermont Managed Care
- Peg Franzen, Vermont Workers' Center
- Peg Franzen, Montpelier, Vermont Workers' Center
- Don George, Chair, Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Mary Gerrish, Bennington
- Ann Gibbs, Poultney
- Bea Grause, President, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Susan Gretkowski, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
- Dale Hackett, Barre
- Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
- James Haslam, Vermont Workers' Center
- James Haslam, Burlington, Vermont Workers' Center
- Cindy Haviland, Wells
- Jim Hester, Director, Commission on Health Care Reform
- Jim Hester, Director, Health Care Reform Commission
- David Himmelstein, Faculty, Harvard Medical School, Primary Care Physician, Cambridge Hospital
- Con Hogan, former Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Con Hogan, Former Secretary, Agency of Human Services; co-author, Vermont Health Care at the Crossroads
- Jean Hopkins, Burlington
- Carlton Houghton, Essex Jct.
- William Hsaio, Harvard School of Public Health
- Tom Huebner, President, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Craig Jones, Director, Blueprint for Health
- Margaret Joyal, Director of Outpatient Services, Burlington
- David Kaczynski, Montpelier
- James Kahn, Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California at San Francisco
- Richard Kemp, Burlington
- Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Cigna Health Care
- Jamal Kheiry, Bethel
- Jerry Kilcourse, Montpelier
- Stephen Kimbell, Lobbyist, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- David Kreindler, Montpelier, Vermont Workers' Center
- Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Jennifer Larsen, Essex Jct.
- Jim Leddy, Former Senator
- Dion LeShay, Bennington
- Amy Lester, Barre
- Traven Leyshon, VT AFL-CIO, Middlesex
- Tom Licata, Burlington, Vermonters for Economic Health
- Sam Liss, Sunderland
- Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel
- Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Elaine Lussier, Berlin
- Nancy Lynch, Williamstown, Vermont
- Rep. Steven Maier, House Committee on Health Care
- Bekah Mandell, Burlington
- Dr. Paul Manganiello, Norwich
- Sen. Dick McCormack, Sponsor
- Matt McGrath, Burlington
- Chuck Meyers, Williston
- Wendy Morgan, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Peter Moss, Fairfax
- Charlie Murphy, Bennington
- Michael O'Connor, President, Vermont Chapter of the American Parkinson's Association
- Hilde Ojibway, Hartford, VT
- Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Christine Oliver, Deputy Commissioner, Health Care Administration, BISHCA
- Cindy Perron, Barton, VT
- Jody Pettersen, Montpelier
- Marjorie Powell, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
- Ron Pulcer, Rutland
- Sheryl Rapee-Adams, Rutland
- David Reynolds, Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bernie Sanders
- Greg Richards, Barre Town
- Deborah Richter MD
- Deborah Richter MD, Family Physician
- Deborah Richter MD, Family Physician; co-author, Vermont Health Care at the Crossroads
- Rebecca Ryan, Director, American Lung Association
- Dana Gelb Safran, Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement & Improvement, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Peggy Sapphire, Craftsbury
- Maureen Shafer, West Dover
- Robyn Shafer, West Dover
- Sandi Shafer, West Dover
- Will Shafer, West Dover
- Karen Skrill, Randolph Center
- Stewart Skrill, Randolph Center
- Richard Slusky, CEO, Mt. Ascutney Hospital
- Holly Smith, Essex Jct.
- William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General
- Kelly Stoddard, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Cancer Society
- Bruce Talmadge, Barre
- Diane Tardif, Essex, VT
- Paulette Thabault, Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA)
- Kenneth Thorpe, Consultant, Health Care Reform Commission and the Legislature
- Rep. George W. Till, House Committee on Health Care
- John Tracy, Field Representative, Office of Senator Patrick Leahy
- Heidi Tringe, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, Governor's Office
- Hannah Vallerand, Berlin
- Rachel Van Cleve, Rutland City
- Ders Van Dyke, Waitsfield, VT
- Deborah Wachtel, Essex, VT
- Anya Wallack, Executive Director, Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute
- Reed Webster, Bellows Falls
- Sarah Weintraub, Burlington, CVOEO Mobile Home Project
- Nancy Welch, Burlington
- Dr. Rich White, Hartford, VT
- Stuart Williams, Montpelier
- Joy Johnson Wilson, Health Policy Director, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Joe Woodin, President and CEO, Gifford Medical Center
- Rep. Kurt Wright, Burlington
- David Yacovone, Director of State Legislative Affairs, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Liz Zundel, Barre