House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

January 24, 2023 - January 27, 2023

Last Updated 1/27/2023 9:35 AM

 

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

 

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget Adjustment

Committee discussion

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

 

9:00 AM                   Introduction to Insurance Regulation

Overview from the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR)

Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

Emily Kisicki, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation

 

10:05 AM                   MVP Healthcare

Overview

Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, MVP Healthcare

Jordan Estey, Senior Director, Government Affairs, MVP Healthcare

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Bi-State Primary Care Association

Overview

Mary Kate Mohlman, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

 

11:00 AM                   University of Vermont Health Network

Introduction to the new UVM Health Network CEO

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

 

11:30 AM                   Health First

Overview

Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

Rick Dooley, PA-C, Clinical Network Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Department of Health

Overview; updates on suicide prevention and health care workforce

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:10 PM                   Act 167 of 2022

Review

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 26, 2023

 

9:00 AM                   Report on Act 167 of 2022, Sections 1 and 2

Joint meeting with the House Committee on Human Services and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. This meeting will be streamed here:

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

Introduction and Overview of Work

 

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. Meeting will be streamed here.

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

 

11:15 AM                   Break

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Department of Mental Health

Overview of Vermont's system of care for children, youth, and families

Laurel Omland, MS,NCC, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Department of Mental Health

Haley McGowan, MD, Children's Medical Director, Department of Mental Health

 

2:05 PM                   Brattleboro Retreat

Update

Tom Huebner, Chair, Board of Trustees, Brattleboro Retreat

Linda Rossi, CEO, Brattleboro Retreat

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 27, 2023

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

#                                   No House Committee on Health Care Meeting Scheduled

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Clare Neal at cneal@leg.state.vt.us

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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