House Committee on Health Care

AGENDA

Room 45 and Zoom

January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022

Last Updated 1/21/2022 2:00 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

After floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:30 PM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Testimony and committee discussion

Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

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

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

9:00 AM                   Accessible Affordable Health Care Taskforce Report

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. Meeting will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare

Joshua Slen, President, Health System Transformation

Tim Hill, MPA, Vice President- Health, American Institutes for Research

Beth Waldman, JD, MPH, Senior Consultant, Bailit Health

10:45 AM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Testimony and committee discussion

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

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare

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

Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Committee discussion

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:05 PM                   Committee Adjourned

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Thursday, January 20, 2022

9:00 AM                   Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan Review Report

Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation

Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

10:30 AM                   DVHA Enrollment Trends and ARPA Extended Subsidies

Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Vermont Health Access

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:40 PM                   Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan Review Report

Continued from this morning

Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

Emily Brown, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Friday, January 21, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

Floor to be followed by training for House members

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:50 PM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Walk-through, final committee discussion, and vote

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Clare Neal at cneal@leg.state.vt.us