2025-2026 Session
Change SessionS.126
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
- Sponsor(s)
- Location
- House Committee on Health Care
- Last Recorded Action
- House 4/1/2025 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 10:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Walk-through of committee bill outline
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 10:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Health care economics and hospital auditing overview
Nancy Kane, Board Member, Chair of Finance Committee, UMass Memorial Health
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 10:15 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Auditing overview
Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
Tanya Morehouse, Chief Auditor, State Auditor's Office
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 10:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Testimony on committee bill outline
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Testimony on committee bill outline
Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
William Dempsey, Health Data Officer, Agency of Human Services
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:05 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Health care economics
David Murman, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
John Colmers, Chair, Milbank Memorial Fund
Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute
Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute
- 11:25 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Continued health care economics overview
Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 8:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Simone Rueschemeyer, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
- 9:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Health care economics
Zack Cooper, Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics, Yale University
Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- 11:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Electronic health records
Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Health Information Exchange (VITL)
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 8:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Electronic health records
Craig Jones, Consultant, Healthcare Reform
- 10:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Committee discussion
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 8:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Walk-through of draft 1.3
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 10:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Primary care
Toby Sadkin, Executive Chairperson, Primary Care Health Partners
Jon Asselin, Chief Operating Officer, Primary Care Health Partners
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 10:20 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:45 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 1-4
Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
David Murman, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
Mark Hengstler, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board
Matthew Sutter, Deputy Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board
Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
- 10:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Health care economics
Jessica Moschella, Senior Vice President, High Value Care, University of Vermont Health Network
- 10:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Health Information Exchange (VITL)
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid
- 11:15 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 5, 6 and 7
Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- 11:45 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 8:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Testimony
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- 8:45 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
- 9:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Testimony
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
William Dempsey, Health Data Officer, Agency of Human Services
Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- 10:20 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association (VHCA) & Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS)
Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
Friday, March 14, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 8:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 9:40 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- 10:15 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
Jessica Oski, Lobbyist, University of Vermont Health Network
- 10:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 10:45 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Mark-up
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 12:10 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 2:45 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Walk-through, Vote
Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 1:00 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Introduction
Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid
- 2:35 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 4:05 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Fiscal Note
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 9:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 2 and 3
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- 10:50 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 2 and 3, continued
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 10:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 2 and 3
Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 1:20 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Budget Review
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 1:40 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 4, 5, and 6
Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 9:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 2 and 3
Christopher Whaley, Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health
Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute
- 10:40 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 4, 5, and 6
Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute
- After Floor
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 4, 5, and 6
Joseph Woodin, President & CEO, Copley Hospital
Judi Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- 9:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 2 and 3
Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute / GMCB
Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
- 10:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 4, 5, and 6
Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer, University of Vermont Medical Center
- 11:30 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Section 6
Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- After Floor
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 4 and 5
Mark Hengstler, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board
Matthew Sutter, Deputy Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Health Care
- After Floor
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 2-6
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 11:35 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Sections 4, 5 and 6
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
Committee Documents
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Health Care
- Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute
- Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute / GMCB
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Judi Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Mark Hengstler, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
- Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer, University of Vermont Medical Center
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District
- Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
- Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- Matthew Sutter, Deputy Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Christopher Whaley, Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health
- Joseph Woodin, President & CEO, Copley Hospital
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Health Information Exchange (VITL)
- Jon Asselin, Chief Operating Officer, Primary Care Health Partners
- Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- John Colmers, Chair, Milbank Memorial Fund
- Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Zack Cooper, Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics, Yale University
- William Dempsey, Health Data Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Owen Foster, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
- Sharon Gutwin, Owner, RehabGYM and Kismet Place
- Mark Hengstler, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Craig Jones, Consultant, Healthcare Reform
- Nancy Kane, Board Member, Chair of Finance Committee, UMass Memorial Health
- Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
- Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Tanya Morehouse, Chief Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Jessica Moschella, Senior Vice President, High Value Care, University of Vermont Health Network
- David Murman, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board
- Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
- Jessica Oski, Lobbyist, University of Vermont Health Network
- Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid
- Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association (VHCA) & Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS)
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- Simone Rueschemeyer, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
- Toby Sadkin, Executive Chairperson, Primary Care Health Partners
- Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Matthew Sutter, Deputy Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board
- Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- S.126 – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, As Passed by the Senate
- S.126 – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, As recommended by the Senate Committee on Appropriations
- S.126 – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, As Introduced by the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
No committee of conference members found for S.126 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
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