H.766 (Act 111)
An act relating to prior authorization and step therapy requirements, health insurance claims, and provider contracts
Sponsors:
Rep. Alyssa Black, Rep. Lori Houghton
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Rep. Julia Andrews, Rep. Daisy Berbeco, Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Rep. Melanie Carpenter, Rep. Brian Cina, Rep. Mari Cordes, Rep. Allen "Penny" Demar, Rep. Leonora Dodge, Rep. Karen Dolan, Rep. Robert "Bobby" Farlice-Rubio, Rep. Golrang Garofano, Rep. Leslie Goldman, Rep. Edye Graning, Rep. Michael McCarthy, Rep. Francis McFaun, Rep. Carol Ode, Rep. Arthur Peterson, Rep. Tristan Roberts, Rep. Chea Waters Evans
Last Recorded Action: 5/10/2024 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 20, 2024
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Health Care
- Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Julia Boles, Health Policy Advisor, Green Mountain Care Board
- Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation, Insurance Division
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Dr. Carl "Trey" Dobson, Chief Medical Officer, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
- Rick Dooley, Clinical Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Rick Dooley, Physician Assistant, Thomas Chittenden Health Center; Clinical Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Jordan Estey, Senior Director, Government Affairs, MVP Healthcare
- 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
- Sandi Hoffman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
- Nancy Hogue, Pharmacy Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Kelly Lange, Network Vice President, UVM Health Network Managed Care Contracting
- Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Anne Morris, President, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians
- Mark Peluso, Chief Health Officer, Middlebury College
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
- Stephanie Winters, Deputy Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Senate Committee on Finance
- Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Rep. Alyssa Black, Co-sponsor
- Erika Brown, Director of Patient Accounts, Community Health Centers of Burlington
- Anthony Cali, VP of Provider Contracting, Cigna Health Care
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Christine Cooney, State Government Affairs, Cigna Health Care
- Rick Dooley, Physician Assistant, Thomas Chittenden Health Center
- Jordan Estey, Senior Director, Government Affairs, MVP Health Care
- Andrew Garland, Vice President Client Relations and External Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Nancy Hogue, Pharmacy Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Fay Homan, Member, Green Mountain Care Board’s Primary Care Advisory Group
- Kelly Lange, Network Vice President, UVM Health Network Managed Care Contracting
- Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access
- Kyle Munson, Chief Financial Officer, Community Health Centers of Burlington
- Tiffany Pierce, Market Medical Executive, Cigna Health Care
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Rep. Alyssa Black, Co-sponsor, House Committee on Health Care
- Claire Bolon, Medical Director, MVP Health Care
- Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
- Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Erika Brown, Director of Patient Accounts, Community Health Centers of Burlington
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kristen Connolly, Pediatrician, Timberlane Pediatrics
- Rick Dooley, Physician Assistant, Thomas Chittenden Health Center
- Jordan Estey, Senior Director, Government Affairs, MVP Health Care
- Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- LaRena Fitz-Gerald, Chief Operating Office, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
- Andrew Garland, Vice President Client Relations and External Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Nancy Hogue, Pharmacy Director, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Fay Homan, Member, Green Mountain Care Board’s Primary Care Advisory Group
- Kelly Lange, Network Vice President, UVM Health Network Managed Care Contracting
- Julie Lin, Independent Dermatologist, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
- Thomas Weigel, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont