2025-2026 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Health Care (Room 42)
The House Committee on Health Care considers matters relating to health care, defined as an integrated, holistic system of care that includes policy development with and oversight of the Vermont Departments of Health Access, of Mental Health, and of Health, and health equity, health insurance, health care delivery improvement, and other similar policies.
Meeting Record
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- 9:00 AM
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S.28 - An act relating to access to certain legally protected health care services
- Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
- Sharon Toborg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
- Alison Despathy, Parent, Danville
- Linda Prine, Co Founder, M + A Hotline, Founder Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine
- Dr. Renee Johannensen, MD, West Windsor
- 10:10 AM
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Break
- 10:30 AM
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S.18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers
Walk-through
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:00 AM
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S.18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers
- Shayla Livingston, Member, Vermont Birth Center Coalition
- Lindsay Lachant, Nurse-Midwife
- Dr. Timothy Fisher, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMass-Chan Medical School/ Baystate Medical Center
- Carolyn Barnwell, Chief Operating Officer, Etalia
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 1:00 PM
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House Floor
