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House Health Care committee sets ground rules, names liaisons and schedules ‘Health Care 101’ sessions
Summary
At its first meeting, the Vermont House Health Care Committee oriented new and returning members on procedures, committee liaisons and upcoming introductory sessions on Medicaid and insurance, and the committee chair urged punctuality and respectful witness handling.
Representative Alyssa Black, chair of the House Health Care Committee, opened the committee’s first meeting on Jan. 10 with introductions, a review of committee procedures and assignments of liaison roles, and scheduled basic briefing sessions for new members on Medicaid and insurance.
The orientation laid out why those items matter: the committee will review bills that often carry budget or cross‑committee implications, and members must coordinate with appropriations, ways and means and other panels when legislation has fiscal or jurisdictional impacts.
The meeting began with roll-call style introductions from members representing Essex Junction, Winooski, Burlington’s Old North End, Colchester Bayside and other Vermont towns. The committee heard a brief introduction from Mike…
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