Vermont Commission on Health Care Reform

• Presentation on State Health Exchanges: Questions and Answers
• Health Care Reform Commission Appointments: Conflict check
• Request for Proposal: Health Care System Design
• The Commonwealth Fund Disclosure of Other Support Form--Gruber (PDF Format, 57 kb)
• The Commonwealth Fund Disclosure of Other Support Form--Kavetrockler (PDF Format, 57 kb)
• The Commonwealth Fund Disclosure of Other Support Form--Hsiao (PDF Format, 57 kb)
• Design of Three Options for Statewide Health Car Reform in Vermont: Proposal for Enhanced Modeling of Baseline Federal Reform and Impact on Vermont Economy (PDF Format, 57 kb)
• The Commonwealth Fund Applicant Information Form (PDF Format, 16 kb)
• The Vermont Option: Achieving Affordable Universal Health Care. William Hsiao, August 5, 2010 (PDF Format, 8757 kb)
• Commonwealth Fund Report on VT ACO pilots (PDF Format, 573 kb)
• Vt. Health Care Authority Report from 1993 on Universal Access Plans (PDF Format, 8757 kb)
• Lewin Single Payer for VT from 2001 (PDF Format, 244 kb)
• BISHCA Presentation on the 2009 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey 02/04/10 (PDF Format, 6.27mb)
• Intro to Global Budgeting (PDF Format, 88kb)
• Aiming Higher for Health System Performance: A Profile of Seven States That Perform Well on the Commonwealth Fund's 2009 State Scorecard: Vermont (PDF Format, 292kb)
• Notice of Public Hearing on Advisability of Requiring Disclosure of Free Samples of Prescribed Products given to Vermont Health Care Providers (PDF Format, 57kb)
• Corrections Health WorkGroup Report to Legislature 07-31-09 (PDF Format, 87kb)
• Merging the Individual, Small-Group, and Association Markets in Vermont (PDF Format, 1272kb)
• Introduction to Public Financing of health Care (PDF Format, 141kb)
• Background Statement on Health Care Cost Trends (PDF Format, 71kb)
• Feasibility Study for ACO Pilot of Community Based Payment Reform: Summary of Objectives, Key Issues and Project Structure (PDF Format, 105kb)
• National Recognition of Vermont's Health Care Reform (PDF Format, 183kb)
• Vermont Health Care Reform Summary, August 2008 (PDF Format, 201kb)
• Act 191 Charter (PDF Format, 62 KB)
• Various Documents
  
    Submitted to The Commission on Health Care Reform, May 20, 2008


• Summer Workplan 2008 HCRC--draft
• Memo re: HCRC duties
• Comparison of Commission Recommendations and Final Legislative Action
• Blueprint Integrated Pilot Programs (PPT Format, .4 MB)
      Submitted to The Commission on Health Care Reform, May 20, 2008

• Common Claims Work Group-Final Report (PDF Format, 1.31 MB)
      Submitted to The Commission on Health Care Reform, January 15, 2008

• Health Care Financing Analysis (PDF Format, 878 KB)
      A report by Kavet, Rockler and Associates, LLC, Williamstown, VT, March 5, 2007

• Report on Employer-Sponsored Insurance Premium Assistance (PDF, 425KB)
      Office of Vermont Health Access; Agency of Human Services
• Costs and Implications of a Single Payer Healthcare Model for the State of Vermont
      by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, August 29, 2006
• Health Care Information Technology in Vermont, Volumes I, II, II
      by Hans Kastensmith, Capitol Health Associates, LLC, June 19, 2006


• Volume I - Healthcare Information Technology Overview
• Volume II - VT Hospitals Healthcare Information Technology Detail
• Volume III - Healthcare Information Technology Supporting Documentation
• Catamount Health Financial Facts Under the Senate Bill
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Apr. 12, 2006
• Report on Blueprint for Health and 2007 IT Budget Request
      by Hans Kastensmith, Capitol Health Associates, LLC, Mar. 31, 2006
• Presentation to Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Feb. 13, 2006
• VITL National Benchmark Report
      Presented by Hans C. Kastensmith, Jan. 24, 2006
      Principal, Capitol Health Associates, LLC
• Chronic Care Managment for all Vermonters
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Jan. 13, 2006
• Presentation to the Vermont Commission on Health Care Reform -
  Prepared to address study requirements in Sec. 277d of Act 71
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Jan. 12, 2006
• Presentation to the Vermont Commission on Health Care Reform
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Dec. 16, 2005
• Safety Event Reporting
      Presented by Dr. George E. Ritter, Jr., MD, Dec. 16, 2005
• Chronic Care Management: Options for Vermont
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Nov. 15, 2005
• Potential Role of Automated Patient Safety Reporting Systems in Vermont Hospitals
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Nov. 15, 2005
• Future Directions for Health Care Reform in Vermont
      Presented by Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Oct. 10, 2005
• Act 71 of 2005 (H.516) Appropriations Bill -
  • Act 71 - Enabling Legislation & Related Appropriations

• H-524 of 2005 Universal Access to Health Care in Vermont
• H.524 as Passed by House and Senate

• Other Links to Heath Care Reform