House Committee on Health Care Agenda

House Committee on Health Care

AGENDA

Room 42 and Zoom

April 22, 2025 - April 25, 2025

Last Updated 4/25/2025 2:35 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 22, 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

Sections 8 and 9

Christopher Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund - Zoom

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

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

2:45 PM Break

3:00 PM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Sections 8 and 9, continued

Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

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

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

9:00 AM Health Care Sustainability

This is a joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. It will be hosted in Room 11 and livestreamed to the Senate Health and Welfare Youtube Channel.

Jessica Holmes, Ph.D., Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board

Tom Frank, President and CEO, North Country Hospital

Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care

Robert Adcock, President & CEO, Springfield Hospital

Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Fran Hodgins, Administrative Services Director, Agency of Human Services

11:35 AM Act 115 of 2024

Updates

Lynn Stanley, Exective Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Vermont Chapter - Zoom

Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

12:10 PM Lunch

1:00 PM House Floor

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

Section 10

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

William Dempsey, Health Data Officer, Agency of Human Services

Lindsay Kill, Deputy Director of Health Systems Data & Analytics, Green Mountain Care Board

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

Sam Peisch, Health Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid

Eric Schultheis, Staff Attorney, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid - Zoom

Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Health Information Exchange (VITL) - Zoom

Thursday, April 24, 2025

9:30 AM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Budget Updates

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

9:45 AM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Section 10

Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

Sandy Rousse, President and CEO, Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice

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

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

Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services

Simone Rueschemeyer, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners

Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

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

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 11, 14, and 16

Susan Barrett, J.D., Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board

Jean Stetter, Finance Director, Green Mountain Care Board

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Michael Barber, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board - Zoom

2:30 PM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Section 12

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

Friday, April 25, 2025

9:30 AM House Floor

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

Section 7

Mary Block, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation

Christine Cooney, State Government Affairs, Cigna Health Care - Zoom

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

11:40 AM Lunch

1:10 PM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

VPQHC Overview and Comments on S.126

Hillary Wolfley, Executive Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC) - Zoom

Morgan Bedard, Quality Improvement Specialist, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC) - Zoom

Randall Messier, Quality Improvement Specialist, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC) - Zoom

Greta Spottswood, Medical Program Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. (VPQHC) - Zoom

2:00 PM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Section 7

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

2:05 PM S. 126 - An act relating to health care payment and delivery system reform

Katie Marvin, M.D., Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Green Mountain Care Board - Zoom

Fay Homan, M.D., Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Green Mountain Care Board - Zoom

Michelle Wade, APRN, Primary Care Advisory Group Member, Green Mountain Care Board - Zoom

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