Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

AGENDA

 

Room 17 and Zoom

February 25, 2025 - February 28, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 2:00 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

9:10 AM                   H. 141 - An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments

Possible amendments

Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor

 

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Electronic medical records

Craig Jones, MD, Consultant, Healthcare Reform

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

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Committee bill

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

Simone Rueschemeyer, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners

 

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

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life

David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 26, 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

Chadd Viger, Executive Director, Recovery House, Inc

 

9:30 AM                   Health Care Economics

Zack Cooper, Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics, Yale University

Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) (11:00 AM)

 

11:20 AM                   S. 63 - An act relating to modifying the regulatory duties of the Green Mountain Care Board

Introduction

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor

 

-                                   S. 63 - An act relating to modifying the regulatory duties of the Green Mountain Care Board

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:45 AM                   Committee Discussion

Digital and social media impacts on youth

Rima Carlson, Family Physician

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

8:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

Committee bill

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:15 AM                   S. 63 - An act relating to modifying the regulatory duties of the Green Mountain Care Board

Witness TBD, Green Mountain Care Board

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Substance use disorder continuum of care proposal

Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

 

11:40 AM                   Committee Discussion

Vermont Cancer Initiative

Rick Page, M.D., Dean, Larner College of Medicine - Invited

Randy Holcombe, M.D., Director, Vermont Cancer Center - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

8:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

Committee bill

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Primary care

Toby Sadkin, MD, Executive Chairperson, Primary Care Health Partners

Jon Asselin, Chief Operating Officer, Primary Care Health Partners

 

10:30 AM                   S. 27 - An act relating to medical debt relief and excluding medical debt from credit reports

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   S. 14 - An act relating to expanding Dr. Dynasaur income eligibility for pregnant individuals and exploring eligibility expansions for other populations

Witness TBD

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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