H.585
An act relating to health insurance reforms
Sponsors:
Rep. Patricia McCoy, Rep. Francis McFaun
Location: Senate Committee on Finance
Last Recorded Action: 3/24/2026 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Finance
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Health Care
- Sebastian Arduengo, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Chelsea Bardot Lewis, Executive Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility (VBSR)
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Charles Becker, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Hillary Borcherding, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Wyll Everett, Family Physician, Vice President, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Devon Green, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Rep. Zachary Harvey, Amendment Sponsor, Rutland-3
- Randy Hultgren, Executive Director, Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Kate Logan, Amendment Sponsor, Chittenden-16
- Joel Noble, Director of Public Policy, Samaritan Ministries International
- Rep. Rob North, Amendment Sponsor, Addison-3
- Rep. Rob North, Representative, Addison-3
- Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Lindsey Swindle, Director, Government Affairs, The Christian Care Ministry
- Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
- Michelle Wade, President, Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association
Senate Committee on Finance
- Jessica Barquist, Vice President of Public Affairs, VT, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
- Rep. Alyssa Black, House Committee on Health Care
- Mary Block, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
- Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Mike Landsberg, RehabGYM
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Russ McCracken, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Emma Paradis, Common Good Vermont Co-Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Beth Roberts, President & CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Joe Valenti, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation