Public Comment & Public Record Information
Public Comments are Public Records: All public comments received by the Green Mountain Care Board, whether posted to the Board’s website or sent only to Board members/staff, are “public records” under Vermont law. This means that, absent a specific exemption under state law, any member of the public may access the Board’s public comments by submitting a public records request.
Posting of Public Comments: The Board will not post public comments on its website where it determines, in its discretion, that the comment contains inappropriate or offensive language.
Please contact Kristen LaJeunesse if you have any questions regarding public comments.
How to Submit a Public Comment
You may submit a comment to the Board at any time by filling out our Public Comment Form.
Ongoing Special Comment Periods
While GMCB accepts public comments at any time, we also conduct Special Comment Periods. Special Comment Periods are about specific, current topics before the Board and have a submission deadline. Special comments are reviewed by Board members prior to scheduled votes and, with permission from the submitter, are posted to our website below. Special comments submitted after the deadline may not be posted online but will always be forwarded to the Board.
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The Board is accepting public comment on a requested mid-year modification to Copley Hospital’s FY24 budget. Please submit comments by the end of the day on March 18 for Board consideration prior to the Board’s review of the requested modification at its meeting on March 20. The budget modification request information can be seen here under the Copley Hospital section.
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The Board is accepting public comment through Monday, March 25, 2024 on the Draft FY2025 Hospital Budget Guidance.
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The first round of meetings for community engagement to support hospital transformation wrapped up in November 2023. A second round of in-person meetings is planned for spring 2024. To receive an email when the schedule is posted, please sign up here. The Board is continuing to accept public comment on this work.
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Fall 2023 public comments can be found here.
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The Board continues to encourage its advisory committees and the public to provide written comment to inform a potential future All Payer Model Agreement with the State of Vermont (Governor, AHS, and GMCB) and CMS. Special comments can be submitted at any time and are shared with the All-Payer Model Signatories: the Governor's Office, the Agency of Human Services, and the Green Mountain Care Board.
- Elizabeth Hunt, MD, FAAP
- Julie Wasserman, Chip Conquest, Patrick Flood, Fay Homan, Mark Hage, Bill Schubart, Deb Snell
- Julie Wasserman, MPH
- Julie Wasserman, MPH (02/05/2024)
- Ellen Oxfeld
- Dick Dundas
- Vermont Health Care Advocate
- Walter Carpenter
- Marvin Malek, MD MPH
- An Open Letter to Vermont Lawmakers regarding AHEAD
- Mary Alice Bisbee
- Patrick Flood
- Vermont Health Care Advocate
- Ellen Schwartz
Previous Special Comment Periods