Rural Health Services Task Force

Per Act 26 of 2019, the Rural Health Services Task Force was created “to evaluate the current state of rural health care in Vermont and identify ways to sustain the system and to ensure it provides access to affordable, high-quality health care services.” There are fourteen designated members with “the administrative, technical, and legal assistance of the Agency of Human Services and the Green Mountain Care Board… On or before January 15, 2020, the Rural Health Services Task Force shall present its findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislative action, to the House Committees on Health Care and on Human Services and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare.” The full statute can be seen here.

• Membership
• Meeting Dates and Locations
• Rural Health Services Task Force Report and Recommendations (Submitted 1/10/2020)
  • Rural Health Services Task Force Workforce White Paper
• Task Force Draft Report Public Comments
  
  • Dale Hackett
  • Vermont Futures Project
  • VAHHS
  • VPQHC
• First Meeting 6/25/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
• Meeting 7/18/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
  • APM Overview
  • VDH Health Care Infrastructure Presentation
  • Materials:
    • Vermont Hospitals 101
    • Vermont Long-Care Facilities Overview
    • Overview of Vermont Medical Society
    • Vermont Free Clinic Annual Report Summary 2018
    • What is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)?
    • Vermont Care Partners FY2018 Outcomes and Data Report
    • Tableau map of the public beds available in the mental health system (adult and youth)
    • What is Home Health 2019
    • The Health of Vermonters Living with Disabilities - Vermont Department of Health, August 2018
• Meeting 8/9/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
  • Care Management: Current State and Evolution
  • Principles for Integrated Care - Designated Agency Perspective
  • Materials:
    • Report from SIM care management workgroup
    • VCP Network on Health Care Integration
    • Last Inventory of Care Management - from the SIM workgroup
  • Comments from Jane Catton, MSOL, BScN, RN, CEO, Age Well
• Meeting 9/19/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
  • Health Care Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Materials:
    • Health Affairs, At the Intersection of Health, Health Care and Policy
    • Association Between Care Management and Outcomes Among Patients with Complex Needs in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
    • Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations in Four States: Implementation and Early Impacts
    • State Innovation Models (SIM) Initiative Evaluation December 2018
• Meeting 10/8/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
  • Health Care Resources Maps
• Meeting 10/25/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
    • Prior Authorizations Presentation from the Primary Care Advisory Group to the GMCB 1/17/18
  • Workforce Challenges & Opportunities
  • Draft of workforce white paper
• Meeting 11/5/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
  • Medicaid Reimbursement & Value-Based Payment
  • Hospital Financial Assessment
    • Hospital Budget Review One-pager
  • VAHHS Presentation
• Meeting 11/21/19
  • Press Release
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
• Meeting 12/6/19
  • Agenda
  • Approved Minutes
  • Agency of Human Services - Vermont's Global Commitment Waiver - Financial Perspective
  • Designated Agency & Specialized Service Agency Financial Assessment
  • Financial Sustainability Recommendations for Discussion
• Meeting 12/17/19
  • Agenda
  • Minutes (Reviewed)
  • DRAFT Task Force Recommendations
  • DRAFT Workforce Report
• Meeting 1/7/20
  • Agenda
  • Minutes (Reviewed)
  • Report Draft
  • Workforce Paper Draft