S.197

An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Sponsors: Sen. Virginia Lyons , Sen. Seth Bongartz, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Martine Gulick, Sen. Wendy Harrison, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sen. Anne Watson, Sen. Rebecca White

Location: House Committee on Health Care

Last Recorded Action: 3/27/2026 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

10:15 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Introduction

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

10:00 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Walkthrough

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

9:00 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Anne Morris, Associate Dean of Primary Care, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
John M. Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Tom Borys, CEO, OneCare Vermont
Wayne Altman, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine, Tufts University
Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

10:45 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
Fay Homan, Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Little River Health Care
Toby Sadkin, Executive Chair, Primary Care Health Partners
Wyll Everett, Family Physician, Vice President, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians
Deb Richter, Chair

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

9:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Zirui Song, Harvard Medical School

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

10:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

10:45 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Committee Discussion

Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Jordan Estey, V.P. Government Affairs, MVP Health Care
Margaret Reynolds, Government Affairs Director, Cigna Health Care
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

9:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Chris Towne, CEO, Northern County Community Health
Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care

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S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

10:00 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Bob Bordone, Senior Fellow, Harvard Law School
Peter Pronovost, Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

11:00 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Mark-Up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
John M. Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
Mara Donohue, Assistant Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
Elizabeth Hawgood, Medicaid Operations Administrator, Agency of Human Services

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

10:25 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Mark-Up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Friday, March 13, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

8:45 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Appropriations

1:45 PM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

10:50 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:15 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Rick Dooley, Physician Assistant, Thomas Chittenden Health Center

11:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Ashley Miller, Board Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
Tracy Tyson, President-Elect, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter

Friday, April 3, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

11:35 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

1:50 PM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Gordon Powers, Program Director, UVM Family Medicine Residency Program

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

1:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Thomas Weigel, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

3:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Introduction

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

9:05 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Chris Towne, CEO, Northern County Community Health
Chris Chadwick, Chief Operating Officer, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region

11:30 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Margaret Reynolds, Government Affairs Director, Cigna Health Care

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

11:15 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

John M. Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
Craig Jones, Consultant, Agency of Human Services

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

9:00 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute
Zirui Song, Associate Professor of Health Care Policy and Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ethan Parke, Board Member, Vermont Health Care For All

Friday, April 24, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

10:35 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Testimony and Committee Discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Hannah Rabin, Primary Care Provider, Richmond Family Medicine
Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

9:05 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
John M. Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services

10:50 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Committee Discussion and Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, May 1, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

10:40 AM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Testimony and Committee Discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sarah Dudley, Family Nurse Practitioner, True Path Wellness

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Committee(s):

House Committee on Health Care

4:00 PM

S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program

Committee discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel