2011 Vermont Code
Title 03 Executive
Chapter 45 ADMINISTRATION
§ 2222a Health care system reform; improving quality and affordability

§ 2222a. Health care system reform; improving quality and affordability

(a) The director of health care reform in the agency of administration shall be responsible for the coordination of health care system reform efforts among executive branch agencies, departments, and offices, and for coordinating with the Green Mountain Care board established in 18 V.S.A. chapter 220.

(b) The director shall ensure that those executive branch agencies, departments, and offices responsible for the development, improvement, and implementation of Vermont's health care system reform do so in a manner that is coordinated, timely, equitable, patient-centered, and evidence-based, and that seeks to inform and improve the quality and affordability of patient care and public health, contain costs, and attract and retain well-paying jobs in this state.

(c) Vermont's health care system reform efforts include:

(1) The state's chronic care infrastructure, disease prevention, and management program contained in the blueprint for health established by 18 V.S.A. chapter 13, the goal of which is to achieve a unified, comprehensive, statewide system of care that improves the lives of all Vermonters with or at risk for a chronic condition or disease.

(2) The Vermont health information technology project pursuant to 18 V.S.A. chapter 219.

(3) The multi-payer data collection project pursuant to 18 V.S.A. { 9410.

(4) The common claims administration project pursuant to 18 V.S.A. { 9408.

(5) The consumer price and quality information system pursuant to 18 V.S.A. { 9410.

(6) The information technology work done by the quality assurance system pursuant to 18 V.S.A. { 9416.

(7) The public health promotion programs of the agency of human services, including primary prevention for chronic disease, community assessments, school wellness programs, public health information technology, data and surveillance systems, healthy retailers, healthy community design, and alcohol and substance abuse treatment and prevention programs.

(8) The creation of a universal health care system to provide affordable, high-quality health care coverage to all Vermonters and to include federal funds to the maximum extent allowable under federal law and waivers from federal law.

(9) A reformation of the payment system for health services to encourage quality and efficiency in the delivery of health care as set forth in 18 V.S.A. chapter 220.

(10) A strategic approach to workforce needs set forth in 18 V.S.A. chapter 222, including retraining programs for workers displaced through increased efficiency and reduced administration in the health care system and ensuring an adequate health care workforce to provide access to health care for all Vermonters.

(11) A plan for public financing of health care coverage for all Vermonters.

(d) The director of health care reform or designee shall provide information and testimony on the activities included in this section to the health access oversight committee and to any legislative committee upon request. (Added 2005, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), { 3; No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), { 342a; amended 2007, No. 70, { 32; 2009, No. 61, { 2; 2011, No. 48, { 1b.)