Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

8:00 AM

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

Health Access Oversight Committee Charge, Section 40d (page 122)

• Representative George W. Till, Co-Chair, Health Access Oversight Committee

8:05 AM

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

Provider Bargaining Groups, Section 24 (page 84)

• Madeleine Mongan, Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
• Michael Sirotkin
• Trinka Kerr, Health Care Ombudsman

8:30 AM

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

Waivers, Sections 33-35a (page 107) and Section 40c (page 122)

• Trinka Kerr, Health Care Ombudsman

8:40 AM

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

Rate Review two-step process, Sec. 8 (page 35)

• Representative Michael Fisher, Chair, House Committee on Health Care

8:45 AM

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

Medical Malpractice

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Trinka Kerr, Health Care Ombudsman
• Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
• Paul Harrington, Executive Vice-President, Vermont Medical Society
• David Mickenberg, Attorney, Working Vermont

9:30 AM

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

Basic Health Plans

• Jill Olson, VP Policy and Operations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
• Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Home Visits for Newborns

Joint with House Human Services, Room 10

• Mary Schwartz Barrosse, Early Education Project Manager, Vermont Business Roundtable