House Committee on Health Care

AGENDA

via Zoom

April 6, 2021 - April 9, 2021

Last Updated 4/9/2021 9:53 AM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

after Floor                         Caucuses

1:15 PM                   Committee meeting canceled

S. 42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

4:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

9:00 AM                   S. 42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

Peter Lynch, Chief of Training, Vermont Fire Academy

Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont

10:00 AM                   S. 22 - An act relating to health care practitioners administering stem cell products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Reporter, Senate Health and Welfare

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Daniel Weiss, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Vermont

David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Cindy Bruzzese, MPA, MSB, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network

Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Director, Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

11:45 AM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

4:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

Thursday, April 8, 2021

9:00 AM                   ARPA Premium Tax Credit Change and Implications for Marketplace Organization

Testimony will include a 15 minute break from 10:30 to 10:45

Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Robin Lunge, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board

Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare

Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Christine Oliver, NFP Senior Vice President and Business Resource Services Consultant, Business Resource Service

11:45 PM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   ARPA Premium Tax Credit Change and Implications for Marketplace Organization

Committee Discussion

4:30 PM                   Committee Adjourns

Friday, April 9, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

10:30 AM                   Insurance, Banking, and Securities

Committee Discussion of S.88

Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation

12:00 AM                   Break

1:30 PM                   S. 42 - An act relating to establishing the Emergency Service Provider Wellness Commission

Committee Discussion

Lieutenant Robert Lucas, Peer Support Leader, Vermont State Police

Chris Louras, Former Mayor, Rutland City

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

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 Colleen McGovern at cmcgovern@leg.state.vt.us