Susan Besio

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  Frankly, when the folks who developed that target were developing it, they did not take into account the fact that we are not going to implement these programs until the fall of 2007," said Susan Besio, who oversees health care reform in the administration of Gov.
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  "I think the 96 percent was put in the legislation to give us something to strive for," Besio added.
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  The changes supported by VPIRG were considered by lawmakers, Besio said.
  
  "All of those things were considered this past legislative session," she said.
  
  Until the beginning of November, pre-existing conditions — medical problems that a patient has before enrolling in insurance — will be covered for those joining Catamount.
  
  But lawmakers decided that continuing pre-existing condition amnesty permanently would be difficult because it would allow patients to enroll and un-enroll when they get sick or well, Besio said.
  
  "They recognized to cover all pre-existing conditions forever would make the product more costly than it is now," she said.
  
  As for the year-long waiting period, the state has applied to the federal government — which partially funds the program — to reduce that to six months, Besio said.
  
  What is encouraging is that the state expected a large initial group of participants that would then decline.But what has happened is a slow but steady number of calls, Besio said.
  
  "It means the buzz about the program hasn't gone away," she said.

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  Speaking to the Vermont Commission on Health Care Reform on Tuesday, Susan Besio, director of Health Care Reform Implementation for Gov.
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  "When people put out projections, it is hard to tell exactly where we end up," Besio said.

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  Susan Beslo, Director of Health Reform Implementation, Vermont Agency of Administration, Burlington

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  Susan Besio, Director of the Health Care Reform Implementation reviewed oversight and overarching goals of the health care reform legislation.Goals include: increase access to affordable health care coverage, improve quality of care, and contain costs.Dr. Besio reviewed Catamount Health and the timelines set forth in legislation.She also discussed the Blueprint alignment across chronic care programs.Emphasis was placed on the coordination of care across the multiple programs working with the same providers and patients; agreement on best practices for all chronic diseases; use of a consistent health risk assessment; coordination of information technology initiatives to improve access; and support for clinical decision-making; use of consistent metrics for provider feedback, profiling and measurement; and changing fee structures to support care management.Other areas highlighted were wellness and prevention, provider availability, multi-payer database, advance directives registry and forms, hospital adverse events monitoring, SorryWorks program, hospital-acquired infection data, and safe staffing reporting.Dr. Besio stated that a number of reports are due to the committees and General Assembly this month.

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  "The uninsured have contributed drastically to increasing healthcare costs because their unreimbursed care causes insurers to increase their premiums, which then prices more people out of the market and ultimately creates more uninsured," said Susan Besio, director of healthcare reform implementation at the Vermont Agency of Administration.

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  Published on: 4/18/2003    Last Visited: 8/15/2008  

  Susan Besio, Commissioner of the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services testified before the Senate Government Operations Committee.The State Hospital failed a joint state and federal inspection in March and must make changes within 90 days.Areas of deficiencies include: staff shortages, locked door policy and seclusion and restraint.Besio stated that additional resources are needed.

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  Susan Besio, Commissioner for the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services, and Charles Smith, Secretary for the Agency of Human Services, testified Thursday on a draft bill that would enhance Vermont's mental health system.
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  Commissioner Besio commented on a few key issues including: the proposal to establish a statewide advisory group to advise the secretary on all aspects of strategic planning, concern that the bill focuses on the entire mental health system and not the immediate issues surrounding the Vermont State Hospital (VSH) and the Legislative Oversight Committee.

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  Catamount Health Budget, Susan Besio, Director of Health Care Reform Implementation

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  Thursday, February 8th, 1:30 - 4:00: DDMHS - Susan Besio, Commissioner

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  Susan Besio, Commissioner for the Department of Developmental and Mental Health Services, and Charles Smith, Secretary for the Agency of Human Services, testified Thursday on a draft bill that would enhance Vermont's mental health system.

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