House Committee on Health Care

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45

February 5, 2013 - February 8, 2013

Last Updated 3/7/2013 2:52 PM

 

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

10:00 AM                    FLOOR

 

15 Min Aft Floor        Plan Design

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration

 

1:00 PM                      Caucus

 

2:30 PM                      Exchange Marketing and Outreach

Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Sean Sheehan, Director of Education and Outreach, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

9:00 AM                      Stakeholders Perspectives on Proposed Health Care Budget

Richard Branda, Oncologist, Fletcher Allen Health Care Cancer Center

Leora Dowling, Catamount Health Enrollee, Vergennes

Falko Schilling, Consumer Advocate, VPIRG

Jim Harrison, President, Vermont Grocers' Association

Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

11:00 AM                    Plan Design

                                    continued from Wednesday

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration

 

1:00 PM                      FLOOR

 

15 Min Aft Floor        H. 47 - An act relating to fiscal year 2013 budget adjustment

                                    Budget Book

Mark Larson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Carrie Hathaway, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

After                           H. 418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

                                    Committee Discussion on Administration's Proposal on Cost Sharing Subsidy

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:30 PM                      Mental Health Co-pay Report

David Reynolds, Health Policy Advisor, Department of Financial Regulation

Beth Tanzman, Blueprint Assistant Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

Thursday, February 07, 2013

9:00 AM                      Joint Assembly

                                    Results Based Accountability

Mark Friedman, Director of the Fiscal Policy Studies Institute

 

11:15 AM                    H. 418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

                                    Proposal

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration

 

1:00 PM                      House Floor

 

2:00 PM                      Results Based Accountability

                                    House Chamber - "Turn the Curve" presentation

Mark Friedman, Director of the Fiscal Policy Studies Institute

 

3:15 PM                      H. 418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

                                    Proposal

Robin Lunge, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Administration

 

Friday, February 08, 2013

9:30 AM                      FLOOR

 

15 Min Aft Floor        H. 418 - An act relating to establishing premium and cost-sharing assistance, a sugar-sweetened beverage tax, and a health care claims tax

                                    Sugar-Sweetened Beverages - Health Care Implications in Room 10

Rachel Johnson PhD RD, Professor of Nutrition and Medicine, University of Vermont (by phone)

Dr. Louis DiNicola, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter (by phone)

Lisa Katic, Registered Dietician (by phone)

Carolyn Murphy, Dentist, City of Montpelier

Jane Kolodinsky, Professor of Applied Economics, Community Development and Applied Economics Department, UVM (by phone)

Ray Bouffard, Owner, Georgia Market (by phone)