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House Committee on Health Care
AGENDA
Room 45
January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020
Last Updated 4/20/2020 1:53 PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
10:00 AM House Floor
- Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM H. 438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists
Walk-through
David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
2:00 PM Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
3:30 PM H. 643 - An act relating to banking and insurance
Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00 AM Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
Report on Opt-out
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Integration Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Maurine Gilbert, Consultant, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
- Break
11:00 AM Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
Continued testimony
Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
Jenney Samuelson, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Integration Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
11:30 AM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM IMD Waiver and Global Commitment
Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Tracy O'Connell, Finance Director, Agency of Human Services
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:05 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 23, 2020
9:00 AM Update on Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy
Gabriel Gilman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
9:30 AM Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs
Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:00 AM H. 785 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority over prescription drug costs
Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Sponsor
10:15 AM H. 822 - An act relating to limiting out-of-pocket expenses for prescription insulin drugs
Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM National Update on Prescription Drug Programs
Trish Riley, Executive Director, National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) - Phone
11:30 AM Pathways Vermont
Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
Lindsay Mesa, Program Director, Housing First Program, Pathways Vermont
Jennifer Furey, Support Line Operator, Pathways Vermont
Christopher Rotsettis, Support Line Caller
12:00 PM Regulation of Cannabis - Health-Related Issues
Testimony on health-related issues in S.54
David Rettew, M.D., Medical Director, Children and Family Division, Department of Mental Health
12:20 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
- 15 minutes after the floor H. 824 - An act relating to required medical personnel for dental procedures using sedation or anesthesia
Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
- H. 825 - An act relating to limitations on health care contract provisions and surprise medical bills
Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- H. 826 - An act relating to authorized professional use of regulated drugs
Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor
- H. 796 - An act relating to recommendations regarding ownership of medical data in electronic health records
Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor
- H. 795 - An act relating to increasing hospital price transparency
Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor
- H. 860 - An act relating to next steps for implementation of Green Mountain Care
Brian Cina, Sponsor
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- H. 861 - An act relating to prohibiting medical examinations under anesthesia without informed consent
Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
- H. 685 - An act relating to the definition and performance of surgery
Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
- H. 723 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for store-and-forward telemedicine
Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
- H. 728 - An act relating to the miscellaneous changes affecting the duties of the Department of Vermont Health Access
Rep. Lori Houghton, Sponsor
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 24, 2020
9:00 AM Update on Prescription Drug Price Transparency Efforts
Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Director, Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
9:30 AM House Floor
11:35 AM Vermont Pharmacists' Association - Prescribing Authority
Lauren Bode, PharmD, BCPS, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Sandra Rosa, BS, RPh., President, Vermont Pharmacists' Association
- Vermont Retail Druggists - Pharmacy Pricing
Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Regulation of Cannabis - Health-Related Issues
Testimony on health-related issues in S.54
Rep. John Gannon, Member, House Committee on Government Operations
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
David Nathan, MD, DFAPA, President, Board of Directors, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation - Phone
- Adjourn
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