Committee debates authorship and timeline for statewide comprehensive health plan; members seek earlier deliverables and annual check‑ins

Committee members debated who should write sections of a proposed comprehensive statewide health care delivery plan and moved to accelerate reporting milestones, while urging annual updates and quality‑improvement check‑ins.

Committee members said the Agency of Human Services (AHS) should lead preparation of the plan, with technical contributions "to the extent of their expertise" from the Green Mountain Care Board and the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR). Members discussed which agency should author which sections — finance, total cost of care, hospital global budgets, administrative burdens, and access to primary and behavioral health services — and agreed to let the agencies "figure out" the specific division of labor while noting the bill language should reflect contributions from subject‑matter experts.

The session reviewed a multi‑year schedule for the work laid out in the bill. The draft timeline in the…