House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 2/5/2026 3:09 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Prioritizing Children's Health & Health Choice in Vermont

Mary Holland, President & CEO, Children's Health Defense

 

1:30 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   Vermont Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Legislative Day

Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN, AGNP-C, ACNPC-AG, FAANP, President, Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association

Elizabeth Couto, BSN, BS, RN, CEN, Director, Vermont Emergency Nurse Association

Katherine McFaun Williams, MSN, RN, ACM, Secretary and Delegate, American Nurses Association Vermont

 

2:25 PM                   Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Health & Medicine Institute

 

Elizabeth Frascoia, Executive Director, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Evianna Reiter, Alumnus, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Henry Gogo, Alumnus, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Jeremiah Breer, Board Member and Alumnus, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

2:55 PM                   H. 432 - An act relating to health insurance coverage for prosthetic and orthotic devices

Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Sponsor, House Committee on Transportation

David Hiler, State Lead, So Every BODY Can Move - Zoom

Maggie Baumer, National Representative, SEBCM

Gage Pelletier, Young Adult, Amputee

Jason Lalla, Certified Prosthetist - Zoom

Ryan McLaren, Outreach Representative, Office of Senator Peter Welch

Jennifer Bisson, Mother - Zoom

Sue Shaffer, Ph.D, Psychotherapist - Zoom

Megan Muller, Mother of 2 year old future amputee - Zoom

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

9:00 AM                   H. 583 - An act relating to health care financial transactions and clinical decision making

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Georgia Maheras, Esq., Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

Kayla Davis, Co-Executive Director, Battenkill Valley Health Center - Zoom

Audra Sprague, Registered Nurse - Zoom

 

11:10 AM                   Break

 

11:30 AM                   H. 585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms

Section 11

Wyll Everett, Family Physician, Vice President, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation

Hillary Borcherding, J.D., Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation - Zoom

 

1:50 PM                   H. 585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms

Courtney Harrness, Director of Legislative and Government Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

 

2:45 PM                   H. 585 - An act relating to health insurance reforms

Susan Ridzon, Executive Director, Healthfirst, Inc.

Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN, AGNP-C, ACNPC-AG, FAANP, President, Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association - Zoom

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

9:00 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Agency of Human Services

Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

Tracy O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2027 Budget

Department of Vermont Health Access

DaShawn Groves, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

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

Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) - Zoom

Allison Nowak, Financial Director III, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) - Zoom

Rachel Stillwell, Director, Financial Department, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) - Zoom

 

11:15 AM                   GMCB Prescription Drug Report

Kathryn O'Neill, Director of Prescription Drug Pricing, Green Mountain Care Board - Zoom

Michelle Luengas Lozano, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board - Zoom

Jane Horvath, Healthcare Policy Expert, Horvath Health Policy - Zoom

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 577 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program

Markup, vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

 

1:20 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   ABA Billing Changes

DaShawn Groves, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

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

Jill Mazza Olson, Medicaid and Health Systems Director, Agency of Human Services

Cortney Keene, MEd, CAS, VTLBA, BCBA, Chief Clinical Officer & Co-Founder, Keene Perspectives - Zoom

Brian Marrier, BCBA, Team Founder, Autism, Advocacy and Intervention - Zoom

Melinda Neff, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA, Owner and CEO, Green Mountain Sprouts - Zoom

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Adjourn

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Hospital Work on Transformation

Joint hearing with Senate Health and Welfare. Meeting will be held in Room 11 of the Vermont State House.

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

Shawn Tester, CEO, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital

Stephen Leffler, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, University of Vermont Health Network

Michael Costa, President and CEO, Gifford Health Care

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

12:15 PM                   Rural Health Transformation Fund (RHTP)

The Committee will be listening to the Joint Fiscal Committee meeting in Room 11. The meeting will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/@VTJointFiscal/featured

 

2:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

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