Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17

January 24, 2023 - January 27, 2023

Last Updated 1/27/2023 11:38 AM

 

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

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   Insurance System Overview

Overview and Introduction

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Overview of Reports

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Health Care Reform

Workforce Discussion

Wendy Trafton, Deputy Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

7:30 AM                   University of Vermont Health Network Breakfast

At Capitol Plaza Hotel

 

9:15 AM                   University of Vermont Health Network

Introductions

Sunny Eappen, M.D., CEO, University of Vermont Health Network

 

9:45 AM                   Gubernatorial Appointments

Overview of Board Appointments

Sen. David Weeks, Vice Chair, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

10:00 AM                   Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care

Introduction

Catherine Fulton, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC)

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont Legal Aid

Introduction and Overview

Rachel Seelig, Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

 

11:00 AM                   Vermont Department of Health

Update and Committee Discussion

Mark Levine, MD, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 26, 2023

9:00 AM                   Act 167 Report

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care and House Committee on Human Services

Sarah Kinsler, Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board

Sarah Lindberg, Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Vermont Cancer Center

Joint Meeting with House Committee on Health Care

Introduction and Overview of Work

Randy Holcombe, M.D.,  Director, Vermont Cancer Center

 

11:15 AM                   H. 1 - An act relating to legislative oversight of payment reform and conflict-free case management for developmental disability services

Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 27, 2023

9:00 AM                   Substance Misuse Prevention Oversight and Advisory Council

Introduction and Overview

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health

Nicole Rau Mitiguy, Substance Misuse Prevention Manager, Vermont Department of Health

 

10:00 AM                   Green Mountain Care Board

Introduction and Update

Owen Foster, J.D., Chair, Green Mountain Care Board

 

11:00 AM                   H. 1 - An act relating to legislative oversight of payment reform and conflict-free case management for developmental disability services

Discussion and Vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel

 

11:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Alex McCracken at amccracken@leg.state.vt.us