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Data exchange, VITAL oversight and billback draw brief discussion in health‑care testimony
Summary
Witnesses discussed data connectivity efforts by VITAL, technical barriers for providers connecting to statewide data, and a small billback increase for insurer funding of Green Mountain Care Board costs; VITAL representatives described a pilot using national exchange infrastructure and urged continued technical support for smaller providers.
Testimony at the committee hearing covered the state health information exchange work (referred to in testimony as VITAL), technical connectivity pilots that allow providers to query patient records, and insurer billback to fund the Green Mountain Care Board.
Beth Anderson, identified in testimony as a chief executive officer associated with VITAL’s work, said she was supportive of removing legislative oversight of VITAL’s budget in the pending bill. She told the committee VITAL posts audits and tax filings publicly, that it is governed by an independent board of directors, and that it is conducting a pilot allowing providers to “hit…
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