House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

January 9, 2024 - January 12, 2024

Last Updated 1/12/2024 2:49 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for members

 

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   H. 247 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact

Review of Fiscal Note

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

 

-                                   H. 543 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Social Work Licensure Compact

Review of Fiscal Note

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

 

1:45 PM                   Reports Repeal 2024

Committee discussion

 

2:15 PM                   Review of Reports Due to Committee

 

2:30 PM                   FY 2024 Budget Adjustment Request

Visiting Nurses Associations of Vermont

Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   Teachers’ Health Insurance Plans

Update on testimony received in the House Committee on Education

 

3:15 PM                   Department of Corrections Health Services

Committee discussion; follow-up on Joint Meeting with the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 247 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact

Committee discussion and possible vote

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

 

-                                   H. 543 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Social Work Licensure Compact

Committee discussion and possible vote

 

9:45 AM                   Break

 

10:00 AM                   Insurance Claims Processing

Overview

Julie Lin, MD, FAAD, Independent Dermatologist

Erika Brown, Director of Patient Accounts, Community Health Centers of Burlington

Kelly Lange, Network Vice President, UVM Health Network Managed Care Contracting

Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Insurance Claims Processing

Overview, continued

Dr. Thomas Weigel, Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

8:30 AM                   Bi-State Primary Care Association

Introductions

 

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. This meeting will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270.

Georgia Maheras, Esq., Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Jeffrey McKee, Psy.D., Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Centers of Burlington

Kayla Davis, Co-Executive Director, Battenkill Valley Health Center

Josh Dufresne, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, North Star Health

 

9:00 AM                   Act 167 of 2022 - An act relating to health care reform initiatives, data collection, and access to home- and community-based services

Update

 

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. This meeting will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270.

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

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

Alena Berube, Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board

Marisa Melamed, Associate Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Act 167 of 2022 - An act relating to health care reform initiatives, data collection, and access to home- and community-based services

Update, continued.

 

Joint meeting with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. This meeting will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270.

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

John Saroyan, M.D., Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Agency of Human Services

 

11:30 AM                   Break

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   FY 2024 Budget Adjustment Request

Department of Vermont Health Access

Stephanie Barrett, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access

Alicia Cooper, Ph.D., Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:20 PM                   FY 2024 Budget Adjustment Request

Howard Center Cultural Liaison Program

Julia Paradiso, LICSW, Director of Access & Intake, Howard Center

Nick Sherman, Lobbyist, Howard Center

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 12, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   FY 2024 Budget Adjustment Request

Department of Mental Health

Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Rep. Tiffany Bluemle, House Committee on Appropriations

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FY 2024 Budget Adjustment Request

Committee discussion

 

2:00 PM                   H. 721 - An act relating to expanding access to Medicaid and Dr. Dynasaur

Walk-through

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

 

2:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

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

 Clare Neal at cneal@leg.state.vt.us