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H.418

An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

House Committee on Health Care
House Committee on Ways and Means
3/1/2013 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
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House Committee on Ways and Means
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House 3/1/2013 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
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An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

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An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

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An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Committee Meetings

2013 - 2014 Legislative Session
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Meeting Full List

2013 - 2014 Legislative Session
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
After

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Committee Discussion on Administration's Proposal on Cost Sharing Subsidy

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Thursday, February 7, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
11:15 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Proposal

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
3:15 PM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Proposal

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration

Friday, February 8, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
15 Min Aft Floor

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages - Health Care Implications in Room 10

Rachel Johnson PhD RD, Professor of Nutrition and Medicine, University of Vermont
Dr. Louis DiNicola, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
Lisa Katic, Registered Dietician (by phone)
Carolyn Murphy, Dentist, City of Montpelier
Jane Kolodinsky, Professor of Applied Economics, Community Development and Applied Economics Department, UVM
Ray Bouffard, Owner, Georgia Market

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
15 Min Aft Floor

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Premium and Cost Sharing Subsidy Revised Proposal

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
2:15 PM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

H.234 language walk through

Rep. Dave Sharpe, Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means
Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
3:00 PM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Alternative Proposal, Claims Assessment

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Fiscal note on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
15 Min Aft floor

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Sugar-Sweeetened Beverage Tax

Mike Hammond, Distributor, Pepsi Bottling Ventures, South Burlington
After

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Committee Discussion on State Premium and Cost-Sharing Subsidy; Poirier Proposal; Woodward Proposal

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Thursday, February 14, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
11:30 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
45 Min Aft Floor

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Stephen Leffler M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care
Brandi Jagemann, Cancer Surviver, Montpelier
Pam Trag, Owner, Quality Market, Barre (3 pm)
Roberta Friedman, Director of Public Policy, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Dave Larose, Distributor, Coca Cola
Dave Simondinger, Owner, Champlain Farms

Friday, February 15, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
15 Min Aft Floor

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

John Cole, Pediatric Resident, Fletcher Allen Health Care
Frank Chaloupka, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
Michael Jacobsen, Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Karen Lafayette, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
1:45 PM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Subsidy Options - Poirier Proposal

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
11:30 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health
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H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Committee Discussion
Decision on Premium/Cost-Sharing Subsidy Proposals

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Anya Rader Wallack, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
Tina Zuk, Coordinator, American Heart Association
Eli Lesser Goldsmith, Owner, Healthy Living Natural Foods (So. Burlington)
Steven Fortier, Executive Director, Meeting Waters YMCA
Andrew MacLean, , Beverage Association of Vermont
Art Woolf, Northern Economic Consulting
Lindsay DesLauriers, Public Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
Scott Drenkard, Economist, Tax Foundation
Kelly Stoddard, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Cancer Society

Thursday, February 21, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Markup and Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Friday, February 22, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
8:30 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Mark up

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Samuel Grover, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
15 Min Aft Floor

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Markup and Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Susan Gretkowski, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Health Care
9:00 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Donald Milne, Clerk of the House

Thursday, February 28, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
8:45 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Rep. Michael Fisher, Sponsor
Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst: Revenue & Tax, Joint Fiscal Office
Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
AFTER

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration

Friday, March 1, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
8:45 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
12:30 PM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
After

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

William Little, Vice President, MVP Healthcare
Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
AFTER

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
10:30 AM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
After

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Kelly Stoddard, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Cancer Society

Friday, March 15, 2013
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
1:00 PM

H.418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Overview from Legislative Council

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Committee Documents

An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Witnesses Who Testified

2013 - 2014 Legislative Session
House Committee on Health Care
  • Ray Bouffard, Owner, Georgia Market
  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Frank Chaloupka, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
  • Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health
  • John Cole, Pediatric Resident, Fletcher Allen Health Care
  • Lindsay DesLauriers, Public Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Dr. Louis DiNicola, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
  • Scott Drenkard, Economist, Tax Foundation
  • Steven Fortier, Executive Director, Meeting Waters YMCA
  • Roberta Friedman, Director of Public Policy, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
  • Eli Lesser Goldsmith, Owner, Healthy Living Natural Foods (So. Burlington)
  • Susan Gretkowski, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
  • Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Samuel Grover, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  • Mike Hammond, Distributor, Pepsi Bottling Ventures, South Burlington
  • Michael Jacobsen, Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest
  • Brandi Jagemann, Cancer Surviver, Montpelier
  • Rachel Johnson PhD RD, Professor of Nutrition and Medicine, University of Vermont
  • Lisa Katic, Registered Dietician (by phone)
  • Jane Kolodinsky, Professor of Applied Economics, Community Development and Applied Economics Department, UVM
  • Karen Lafayette, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Dave Larose, Distributor, Coca Cola
  • Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Stephen Leffler M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care
  • Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
  • Andrew MacLean, , Beverage Association of Vermont
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Donald Milne, Clerk of the House
  • Carolyn Murphy, Dentist, City of Montpelier
  • Rep. Dave Sharpe, Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Dave Simondinger, Owner, Champlain Farms
  • William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security
  • Kelly Stoddard, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Cancer Society
  • Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Pam Trag, Owner, Quality Market, Barre (3 pm)
  • Anya Rader Wallack, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
  • Art Woolf, Northern Economic Consulting
  • Tina Zuk, Coordinator, American Heart Association
House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Rep. Michael Fisher, Sponsor
  • Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • William Little, Vice President, MVP Healthcare
  • Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
  • Kelly Stoddard, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Cancer Society
  • Sara Teachout, Senior Fiscal Analyst: Revenue & Tax, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

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An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

Committee of Conference Meetings

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An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

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Staff
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel

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