House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Last Updated 4/11/2025 3:54 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Caucuses & Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Introduction

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Chittenden-Southeast District

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:35 PM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:05 PM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Fiscal Note

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 2 and 3

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

 

10:35 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 2 and 3, continued

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

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

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

 

12:10 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:45 PM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Mark-Up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

9:00 AM                   Fertility Advocacy Day

Kate Weldon LeBlanc, Executive Director, AllPaths Family Building

Maggie Husbands, Resident, St. Albans

 

10:00 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 2 and 3

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

Sarah Rosenblum, Deputy Director for the Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

 

11:10 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

3:20 PM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Mark-Up and Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:40 PM                   H. 80 - An act relating to the Office of the Health Care Advocate

Updates on Senate Proposed Amendment and Straw-Poll

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

 

3:45 PM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Walk-through of Amendment and Straw-Poll

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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