House Committee on Health Care Room 45

Thursday, February 22, 2018

9:00 AM

H.905 - An act relating to the Green Mountain Care Board’s billback formula

Bill-back in Health Insurance. Discussion.

• Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
• Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
• Michael Del Trecco, Vice President of Finance, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
• Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
• Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board

10:30 AM

H.696 - An act relating to establishing a State individual mandate

Individual mandate: discussion and stakeholder testimony.

• Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
• Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
• Georgia Maheras, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
• Adaline Strumolo, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
• Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes
• Kirby Keeton, Tax Policy Analyst, Vermont Department of Taxes
• Phil Keller, Director of Insurance Regulation, Department of Financial Regulation
• Agatha Kessler, Health Policy Director, Green Mountain Care Board
• Michael Fisher, Chief Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vt. Legal Aid

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

FLOOR

3:00 PM

H.901 - An act relating to health information technology and health information exchange

Final markup and vote.

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

3:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget

Testimony; Committee discussion re memorandum to House Appropriations

• Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council