House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025

Last Updated 4/1/2025 4:06 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Caucuses & Lunch

 

1:10 PM                   S. 30 - An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:20 PM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

Jeff Hochberg, Director, Rutland Pharmacy - Zoom

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jessie Hammond, Health Statistics and Informatics Director, Vermont Department of Health - Zoom

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:45 PM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Emma Zavez, Consumer Research and Health Policy Analyst, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Ernie Davis, Senior Director-Northeast Govt. Affairs, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Zoom

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

Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

 

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

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

Pam Cota, Long Term Care Licensing Chief, DAIL

Laura Beliveau, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board

 

9:45 AM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

 

10:15 AM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   S. 18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

Virtual Birth Center Tour

Katherine Bramhall, Owner, Gentle Landing Birth Center - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 30 - An act relating to updating and reorganizing the health insurance statutes in 8 V.S.A. chapter 107

Mark-up and Possible Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, April 3, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

Possible Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

James Diossa, Treasurer, State of Rhode Island - Invited

Heather Bauman, Vice President for Healthcare, American Federation for Teachers Vermont

Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development and Food Security, Capstone Community Action

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Mark-up

 

Friday, April 4, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Possible Vote

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

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 Kristen Varin at kvarin@leg.state.vt.us