House Committee on Health Care (Room 45)

Thursday, April 21, 2016

9:00 AM

S.216 - An act relating to prescription drugs

Including amendment re bronze plans. Discussion included H.866.

• Devon Green, Special Counsel for Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
• Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, AIDS Services Organizations and American Cancer Society
• Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
• Trinka Kerr, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate
• Cory Gustafson, Director, Government and Public Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

10:00 AM

H.866 - An act relating to prescription drug manufacturer cost transparency

Amendments, Bancroft and Donahue; vote to amend H.866 with Donahue amendment; then vote out H.866 as amended.

• Representative Robert Bancroft
• Representative Anne B. Donahue

11:00 AM

S.216 - An act relating to prescription drugs

Discussion, including 340B program

• Devon Green, Special Counsel for Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration
• Sharon Winn, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association

11:30 AM

S.245 - An act relating to notice to patients of new health care provider affiliations

• Jill Olson, Vice President of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

11:35 AM

H.866 - An act relating to prescription drug manufacturer cost transparency

Rep. McCullough amendment re complementary and alternative medicine

11:40 AM

Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey

Discussion of possible new questions for survey

• Representative Mark Woodward
• Representative Douglas Gage

11:45 AM

H.559 - An act relating to an exemption from licensure for visiting team physicians

Senate message passed in Concurrence with proposal of amendment: Discussion, then vote to accept Senate changes.

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

S.216 - An act relating to prescription drugs

Committee discussion.

• Jill Olson, Vice President of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
• Susan Barrett, JD, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
• Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration