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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