House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

April 15, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Last Updated 4/18/2025 1:34 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

9:30 AM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Proposed Amendment Walk-Through and Straw-Poll

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor, House Committee On Human Services

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Caucuses & Lunch

 

1:20 PM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Budget Review

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

1:40 PM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 4, 5, and 6

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid - Zoom

 

2:50 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services

Drive-Through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 PM                   S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services

Beth Holden, MS, LADC, LCMHC, Chief Client Services Officer, Howard Center

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

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

Sections 2 and 3

Christopher Whaley, Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health - Zoom

Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute - Zoom

 

10:25 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 4, 5, and 6

Elliott Fisher, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, The Dartmouth Institute

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 4, 5, and 6

Joseph Woodin, President & CEO, Copley Hospital

Judi Fox, Chief Executive Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center - Zoom

 

3:30 PM                   S. 36 - An act relating to the Medicaid payment model for residential substance use disorder treatment services

Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

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

Sections 2 and 3

Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board

Alena Berube, PhD Student, Health Policy, and Clinical Practice, The Dartmouth Institute / GMCB

Diane Lanpher, Director of Legislative Affairs, Green Mountain Care Board

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 4, 5, and 6

Stephen Leffler, M.D., President and Chief Operating Officer, University of Vermont Medical Center

 

11:30 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Section 6

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

 

12:00 PM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Proposed Amendment Walk-Through and Straw-Poll

Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Karen Dolan, Amendment Sponsor

 

12:30 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 4 and 5

Mark Hengstler, Staff Attorney, Green Mountain Care Board

Matthew Sutter, Deputy Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board

 

Friday, April 18, 2025

8:30 AM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Proposed Amendment Walk-Through and Straw-Poll

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee On Human Services

 

8:45 AM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Proposed Amendment Walk-Through

Rep. Rob North, Representative, Amendment Sponsor

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 2-6

Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

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

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:35 AM                   S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 4, 5 and 6

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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