House Committee on Health Care Room 45

Thursday, April 25, 2019

8:30 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
• Michael K. Smith, Interim President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
• Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
• Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
• Sarah Kinsler, Health Care Project Director, Green Mountain Care Board

10:05 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Vermont Health Information Exchange

Continued testimony and committee discussion

• Daniel G. Smith, IT Consultant for the Joint Fiscal Office
• Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)
• Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
• Stephen Whitaker, Telecom/IT Planning and Accountability Advocate, Montpelier
• Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
• Marguerite Monet, AIDS Project of Southern Vermont
• Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min. after floor

S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat
• Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
• Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

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Brattleboro Retreat

Project Update: Level 1 Bed Expansion

• Louis Josephson, President and CEO, Brattleboro Retreat

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S.31 - An act relating to informed health care financial decision making and the consent policy for the Vermont Health Information Exchange

• Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board

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S.43 - An act relating to limiting prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment

Committee discussion and possible vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Representative Logan Nicoll, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
• Susan Gretkowski, Senior Government Affairs Strategist, MVP Healthcare
• Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

4:03 PM

Adjourn