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House Health Care Committee convened and opened the hearing; chair announced the agenda and said the date was April 14 and introduced agenda items.
House Health Care committee hearing on April 14 reviewed S.142, an alternative licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians, with testimony from Dr. Matt Greenberg of the Vermont Board of Medical Practice expressing support for the idea but detailed concerns about verification, funding, liability and staffing. The committee also reviewed S.154, a draft directing DFR and AHS to study costs of requiring insurance coverage for biomarker testing and includes a $10,000 appropriation for the study; members raised questions about scope and cost estimates.
