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Lawmakers convene joint Health & Welfare and House Healthcare hearing to gather ideas on lowering health-care costs
Summary
Senate Health & Welfare and House Healthcare held a joint hearing in Room 11 of the State House on Feb. 5 to gather testimony about controlling health-care costs and the regulatory changes other states have pursued. Invited experts included Dartmouth health-policy researcher Elliot Fisher and Milbank Memorial Fund president Chris Koller.
Montpelier — Members of the Vermont Senate Health & Welfare Committee and the House Healthcare Committee met in a joint hearing on Feb. 5 in Room 11 of the State House to gather outside perspectives on reducing health-care costs and on regulatory reforms other states have tried.
The committees said they have been reviewing work on Act 167 since 2022 and are taking testimony focused on the drivers of health-care spending, quality and access. The session brought two outside experts to…
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