House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42 and Zoom

January 28, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Last Updated 1/24/2025 4:44 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor & Caucus

 

11:30 AM                   Introduction to AHS

Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

Kristin McClure, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services

Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint assembly to receive budget address

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

9:00 AM                   Mental Health Designated Agencies

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

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   Suicide Prevention

Christopher Allen, Director of Suicide Prevention, Department of Mental Health - Invited

 

11:30 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Witnesses TBD

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Mental Health 101

Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health - Invited

Laurel Omland, MS,NCC, Adolescent and Family Unit Director, Department of Mental Health - Invited

 

2:30 PM                   H. 31 - An act relating to claim edit standards and prior authorization requirements

Discussion and vote

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 30, 2025

9:00 AM                   Introduction to GMBC

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Act 167 of 2022

Overview

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:15 PM                   TBD

 

1:45 PM                   Break

 

2:00 PM                   TBD

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 31, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         AHEAD

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

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

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Health Care Reform

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