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Senate Health & Welfare advances committee bill adding ongoing reporting, insurer data and advisory adjustments
Summary
The Senate Health & Welfare Committee continued markup of its committee bill, discussing ongoing reporting requirements, advisory committee membership language, insurers' clinical claims data sharing, appropriation sources and limited-service positions; no final passage of the full committee bill occurred at the meeting.
The Senate Health & Welfare Committee continued work on its committee bill, focusing on reporting requirements, advisory committee membership language, data sharing by insurers and budget details.
Committee members discussed adding language in sections 13 and 14 to require ongoing reports on the effects of the bill on Vermonters and the state health care system rather than a single one-time report. The committee debated timing and frequency: initial reports in the first year of the biennium with submissions timed to November (Agency of Human Services) and February (Green Mountain Care Board), and then a recurring schedule (options discussed included annual reporting or biennial reporting).
Members and staff also discussed appropriations tied to the bill. Committee staff said…
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