Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission

Thursday, August 5, 2010

1:00 PM

Convene, review and approve minutes

Welcome new member Sen. Virginia Lyons

1:10 PM

Update on VPQHC and 2010 Quality Report

Update on the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care

• Harry Chen, Interim Director, Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC)

1:30 PM

Update on health reform

• Hunt Blair, Director, Division of Health Care Reform, Office of Vermont Health Access

2:00 PM

Act 128 Health System Design Startup

• William Hsiao, K.T. Li Professor of Economics, Depts. of Health Policy & Management; Global Health & Population, Harvard School of Public Health

3:00 PM

Public Comments

3:15 PM

Future meetings of commission

Sept. 15, Oct. 12, Nov. 16, and Dec. 14