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House of Representatives
  • Rep. William J. Lippert, Chair
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Lori Houghton, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Annmarie Christensen, Clerk
  • Rep. Brian Cina
  • Rep. Mari Cordes
  • Rep. David Durfee
  • Rep. Woodman Page
  • Rep. Peter Reed
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers
  • Rep. Brian Smith

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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