2025-2026 Session
Change SessionS.126 (Act 68)
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 6/13/2025 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025
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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
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Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
No meeting history found for S.126 in the Regular Session 2025-2026.
Committee Documents
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
Committee of Conference
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Elizabeth Hawgood, Medicaid Operations Administrator, Agency of Human Services
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Alyssa Black, Chair, House Committee on Health Care
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board
House Committee on Health Care
- Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Health Information Exchange (VITL)
- Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Morgan Bedard, Quality Improvement Specialist, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
- 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
- Mary Block, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Christine Cooney, State Government Affairs, Cigna Health Care
- Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- William Dempsey, Health Data Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, House Committee on Human Services
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Human Services
- 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
- Elizabeth Hawgood, Medicaid Operations Administrator, Agency of Human Services
- Mark Hengstler, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board
- Fay Homan, Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Green Mountain Care Board
- Lindsay Kill, Deputy Director of Health Systems Data & Analytics, Green Mountain Care Board
- Christopher Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund
- 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
- Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer, University of Vermont Medical Center
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District
- Katie Marvin, Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Green Mountain Care Board
- Christina McLaughlin, Program Coordinator, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Randall Messier, Quality Improvement Specialist, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
- Mary Kate Mohlman, Director of Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
- Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
- Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
- 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
- Sandy Rousse, President and CEO, Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice
- Simone Ruschmeyer, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
- Eric Schultheis, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Greta Spottswood, Medical Program Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
- Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
- Jean Stetter, Finance Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- 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
- Michelle Wade, Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Green Mountain Care Board
- Christopher Whaley, Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health
- Hillary Wolfley, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)
- 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 Ruschmeyer, 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 (Act 68) – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, As Enacted
- S.126 – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, Report of the Committee of Conference
- S.126 – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, House Proposal of Amendment
- S.126 – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, As Recommended by the House Committee on Appropriations
- S.126 – An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform, As Passed by the House Committee on Health Care, Draft 3.3
- 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
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Committee of Conference Members
Regular Session 2025-2026
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 9:00 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:15 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 1:15 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Elizabeth Hawgood, Medicaid Operations Administrator, Agency of Human Services
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 8:45 AM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 1:25 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 4:20 PM
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S.126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Act
- Signed into law 6/12/2025
- As Enacted (ACT 68)
- Act Summary
An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2025-2026
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| 3 V.S.A. § 3027. Health care system reform; improving quality and affordability; report |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9353. Integration of health care data; reports |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9374. Board membership; authority |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9375. Duties |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9376. Payment amounts; methods |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9403. Statewide Health Care Delivery Strategic Plan |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9403a. Health Care Delivery Advisory Committee |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9403b. Vermont Steering Committee for Comprehensive Primary Health Care |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9418c. Fair contract standards |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9451. Definitions |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9454. Hospitals; duties |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9456. Budget review |
| 18 V.S.A. § 9458. Hospital networks; structure; financial operations |