Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Friday, March 23, 2012

9:00 AM

H.559 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Green Mountain Care Board Budget and Procedural Rule, in part Section 5 (page 32)

• Georgia Maheras, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
• Michael Donofrio, General Counsel, Green Mountain Care Board
• Stephen Kimbell, Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
• Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration

9:30 AM

H.603 - An act relating to uniform prior authorization request forms

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Stephen Kimbell, Commissioner, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
• Leigh Tofferi, Director of Government Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

9:45 AM

H.559 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Mental Health Care Ombudsman

• Senator Sally Fox, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
• Nick Nichols, Policy Director, Department of Mental Health

10:00 AM

H.559 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. contract

• Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health

10:15 AM

H.559 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Sports head injury, Section 39a (page 120)

• Senator Dick Sears, Bennington County
• Trevor Squirrell, Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Vermont
• Robert Luce, Director, Downs Rachlin Martin
• Harry Chen, Commissioner, Department of Health
• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

11:00 AM

H.559 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Basic Health Plan

• Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society

11:30 AM

Senate Floor