Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Friday, April 20, 2018

9:00 AM

S.92 - An act relating to prescription drug price transparency and cost containment

Review House Amendment

• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

9:30 AM

Governor's Budget - Proposed Elimination of the Nurse Family Partnership

• Breena Holmes MD, Director of Maternal and Child Health, Department of Health
• Katy Laffel, Maternal and Child Health and NFP Supervisor, Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice
• Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
• Jane Pray, Northeast Nurse Consultant, Nurse Family Partnership
• Kristin Salvi, Government Relations Manager for the Northeast, Nurse-Family Partnership

10:30 AM

H.639 - An act relating to eliminating cost-sharing for certain breast imaging services

• Gretchen White, Manager of Breast Imaging, UVM Medical Center
• Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
• Michael Fisher, Chief Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vt. Legal Aid
• Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
• Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare

11:30 AM

Senate Floor