2025-2026 Session
Change SessionS.197
An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
- Sponsor(s)
- Location
- House Committee on Health Care
- Last Recorded Action
- House 3/27/2026 - Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Thursday, January 15, 2026
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 10:15 AM
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Rick Dooley, Physician Assistant, Thomas Chittenden Health Center
- 11:30 AM
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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
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S.197 - An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- 1:50 PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Committee Documents
An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Health Care
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Chris Chadwick, Chief Operating Officer, Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region
- Rick Dooley, Physician Assistant, Thomas Chittenden Health Center
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Craig Jones, Consultant, Agency of Human Services
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Ashley Miller, Board Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
- Gordon Powers, Program Director, UVM Family Medicine Residency Program
- Margaret Reynolds, Government Affairs Director, Cigna Health Care
- John M. Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
- Chris Towne, CEO, Northern County Community Health
- Tracy Tyson, President-Elect, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter
- Thomas Weigel, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Wayne Altman, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine, Tufts University
- Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
- Bob Bordone, Senior Fellow, Harvard Law School
- Tom Borys, CEO, OneCare Vermont
- Emily Brown, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care
- Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Mara Donohue, Assistant Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
- Jordan Estey, V.P. Government Affairs, MVP Health Care
- Wyll Everett, Family Physician, Vice President, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians
- Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
- Elizabeth Hawgood, Medicaid Operations Administrator, Agency of Human Services
- Fay Homan, Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Little River Health Care
- Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Anne Morris, Associate Dean of Primary Care, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
- Peter Pronovost, Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals
- Margaret Reynolds, Government Affairs Director, Cigna Health Care
- Deb Richter, Chair
- Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.
- Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- Toby Sadkin, Executive Chair, Primary Care Health Partners
- John M. Saroyan, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services
- David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Zirui Song, Harvard Medical School
- Chris Towne, CEO, Northern County Community Health
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An act relating to establishing a primary care payment reform program
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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