Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Alternative Health Delivery Models

The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will conduct a hybrid public hearing on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. in Room A-1 on bills relating to Alternative Health Delivery Models. This hearing will be streamed live and archived under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.

LINK TO PRE-REGISTER TO TESTIFY: For both in-person and remote testimony, please fill out this FORM.

***INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION / TESTIMONY***

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: For both in-person and remote testimony, the deadline to register to testify is 4:00 P.M. Thursday, November 9, 2023. Individuals registered for remote testimony will receive an e-mail the day after pre-registration closes with a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY ONLY – IF TIME ALLOWS: Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in-person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign-up on the day of the hearing.

LEGISLATOR AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL TESTIMONY: Due to the technical requirements of conducting hybrid hearings, legislators and public officials are also requested to pre-register to testify. The Chairs, at their discretion, may take legislators and public officials out of turn. The committee will extend this courtesy to legislators and public officials only, and it will not be expanded to include other individuals or panels.

ORAL TESTIMONY – TIME LIMIT: Each individual registered to testify shall be afforded 2 minutes to speak. Individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must do so within the 3 minute time limit. The Chairs, at their discretion, may further limit the time for testimony.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PARTICIPATING AS A PANEL: Individuals participating as part of a panel must fill-out the appropriate section of the pre-registration form. Please have each member of the panel fill out the pre-registration form separately and completely. The Chairs will permit either fully in-person panels or fully-remote panels only. Questions related to the registration of panels should be directed to the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY – DO NOT FILL OUT THIS FORM: For individuals wishing to provide written testimony ONLY, please do not fill out this form. There is no deadline on the submission of written testimony. Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing via E-mail to House Chair at John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov, as well as the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals registered to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel.

DEADLINE TO REQUEST ADA ACCOMMODATIONS: ADA accommodations, such as closed captioning and transcription services, shall be provided upon request. The services are provided by staff from the appropriate state agencies. Agency policies require 3 business days to process any request for services. Requests for services should be submitted through the link below:

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing - 11-14-2023	11/14/2023 10:00 AM	03:30:24

Alternative Health Delivery Models 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1239	An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
S.737	An Act to ensure effective health care as a right	Julian Cyr
S.744	An Act establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	James B. Eldridge
S.766	An Act establishing a public health option	Jason M. Lewis

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

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