Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Last Updated 4/11/2025 11:20 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   H. 96 - An act relating to increasing the monetary thresholds for certificates of need

Mark-up and vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:30 AM                   H. 13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for home- and community-based service providers

Mark-up and vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:50 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Committee discussion and mark-up

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Matt Chapman, Director of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation (11:25 AM)

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Jenna O'Farrell, Executive  Director, Northeast Kingdom Community Action

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

Josh Davis, Executive Director, Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)

Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Alison Calderara, Program and Advancement Chief, Capstone Community Action

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Kara Casey, Director of Economic Empowerment, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   H. 401 - An act relating to exemptions for food manufacturing establishments

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Gregory "Greg" Burtt, Reporter

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:45 AM                   H. 259 - An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitals

Mark-up and vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

9:00 AM                   An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

Overview

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:15 AM                   H. 482 - An act relating to Green Mountain Care Board authority to adjust a hospital’s reimbursement rates and to appoint a hospital observer

Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation

Don George, President and CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Michael Del Trecco, President and CEO, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Judi Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center

 

11:30 AM                   H. 266 - An act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program

Morgan Halloran, Director, State Policy, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

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

 

11:45 AM                   Fertility Awareness Day

Kate Weldon LeBlanc, Executive Director, AllPaths Family Building

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

9:00 AM                   Public Transit

This will be a joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Transportation. It will be hosted in Room 10 and livestreamed on the Senate Transportation channel.

Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care

Anthony Knox, Blueprint Program Manager, Randolph Health Service Area

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

Caleb Grant, Executive Director, Rural Community Transportation

Stephanie Barrett, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Grace Johnson, Policy Analyst, Medicaid Policy Unit, Agency of Human Services

 

10:00 AM                   An act relating to making appropriations for the support of the government

FY26 budget requests

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care

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

Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square

Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners

MIchelle Fane, Director of Crisis Programs, Howard Center

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

Alison Calderara, Program and Advancement Chief, Capstone Community Action

Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Nicole Sener, Executive Director, Milton Family Community Center

Shannon Carchidi, Executive  Director, North Central Vermont Recovery Center

Amy Fales, Nutrition & Education Department Manager, BROC Community Action

Candace Gale, Director of Community Relations, Vermont Foundation of Recovery

Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging

Carrie Stahler, Senior Government Affairs Manager, Vermont Foodbank

Johanna Doren, Direct Markets and Local Food Access Program Director, NOFA-VT

Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids

Paul Gibeault, Clinical Director, Easterseals Vermont

Chelsea Levis, Executive  Director, Empty Arms Vermont

Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association

Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance

Amy Rose, Policy Director, Voices for Vermont's Children

Beverly Boget, Director of Planning, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:20 AM                   Adjourn

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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