2021-2022 Session
Change SessionH.489 (Act 137)
An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 5/12/2022 - House message: Governor approved bill on May 24, 2022
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An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 9:00 AM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Walk-through and testimony from the Department of Financial Regulation
Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Friday, January 28, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 3:10 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Committee discussion and possible vote
Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- 4:15 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Committee discussion, continued, and possible vote
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:00 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Testimony, Discussion and Possible Vote
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 2:30 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Agency of Human Services
Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Sean Sheehan, Special Projects Director, Agency of Human Services
Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:45 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Committee Discussion and Possible Vote
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 4:10 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Discussion and Possible Vote
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 9:00 AM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Review of Senate Proposal of Amendment regarding "merged/unmerged markets"
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department for Vermont Health Access
Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- 10:50 AM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Committee discussion of Senate Proposal of Amendment regarding "merged/unmerged markets"
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Thursday, May 5, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 11:00 AM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Review of Donahue, et al. Amendment
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monday, May 9, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:00 PM
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H.489 - An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
House Proposal of Amendment to the Senate Proposal of Amendment
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Health Care
- Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
- Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department for Vermont Health Access
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Senate Committee on Finance
- Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
- Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Agency of Human Services
- Sean Sheehan, Special Projects Director, Agency of Human Services
- Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
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No fiscal documents found for H.489 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference members found for H.489 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.489 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for H.489 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
An act relating to miscellaneous provisions affecting health insurance regulation
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
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| 8 V.S.A. § 4062c. Compliance with federal law |
| 8 V.S.A. § 4079. Group insurance policies; definitions |
| 8 V.S.A. § 4089f. Independent external review of health care service decisions |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9374. Board membership; authority |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9417. Tax-advantaged accounts for health-related expenses; administration; rulemaking |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9701. Definitions |
Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel
