House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 1/30/2026 3:07 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

 

1:45 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

 

2:15 PM                   Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Health & Medicine Institute

 

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

 

2:45 PM                   TBD

 

4:00 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

Matt Whitcomb, Chief Operating Officer, Primary Care Health Partners - Invited

Audra Sprague, Registered Nurse

 

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

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

 

2:00 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

Department of Vermont Health Access

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

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

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

 

10:00 AM                   GMCB Prescription Drug Report

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

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

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 577 - An act relating to establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program

Markup, possible vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

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.

Witnesses TBA

 

11:30 AM                   TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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 Tasha Kleppner at Tasha.Kleppner@vtleg.gov