Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 2/4/2025 12:12 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   Act 167 of 2022

Overview

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Hilary Watson, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board

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

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

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

9:00 AM                   Health Care Reform

This is a joint hearing with House Health Care. It will be hosted in Room 11 and live streamed to the Senate Health and Welfare Youtube Channel.

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

Christopher Koller, President, Milbank Memorial Fund

David Murman, Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board

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

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 36 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage of long-term residential treatment for co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health condition

Introduction

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor

 

-                                   S. 36 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage of long-term residential treatment for co-occurring substance use disorder and mental health condition

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

TBA

 

11:00 AM                   University of Vermont Health Network

Overview

Sunny Eappen, M.D., CEO, University of Vermont Health Network

Jessica Moschella, Senior Vice President, High Value Care, University of Vermont Health Network

 

11:45 AM                   3SquaresVT Awareness Day

Ivy Enoch, SNAP Policy and Training Lead, Hunger Free Vermont

Jerome Hazlewood, Community Member, Barre

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Introduction

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor

 

-                                   S. 28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

TBA

 

11:10 AM                   Vermont Pharmacists' Association

Introduction

Lauren Bode, Executive Director, Vermont Pharmacists Association (VPA)

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Kiki Carasi-Schwartz at kcarasi-schwartz@leg.state.vt.us