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Gov. Scott appoints new chair, members to Green Mountain Care Board

Gov. Phil Scott has appointed a new chair along with two new members to the Green Mountain Care Board, which regulates health care in Vermont. Owen Foster, of Jericho, will assume the role of chair effective Oct. 1. Dr. David Murman, of Waterbury, and Robin Lunge, of Berlin, will serve as members on the five-member board.Foster, an assistant United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, will replace Kevin Mullin, who retired last month. His term as chair expires in 2024.Murman is an emergency physician and educator at Central Vermont Medical Center. His term expires on Sept. 30, 2028.Robin Lunge was reappointed to the board after having served in a different member seat since 2016. She previously served as the state’s director of health care reform under Gov. Peter Shumlin. Her term is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2023.Jessica Holmes, the interim chair since August, will return to her role as a board member.The appointees were chosen from a list of candidates submitted by the Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee.

MONTPELIER, Vt. —

Gov. Phil Scott has appointed a new chair along with two new members to the Green Mountain Care Board, which regulates health care in Vermont.

Owen Foster, of Jericho, will assume the role of chair effective Oct. 1. Dr. David Murman, of Waterbury, and Robin Lunge, of Berlin, will serve as members on the five-member board.

Foster, an assistant United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, will replace Kevin Mullin, who retired last month. His term as chair expires in 2024.

Murman is an emergency physician and educator at Central Vermont Medical Center. His term expires on Sept. 30, 2028.

Robin Lunge was reappointed to the board after having served in a different member seat since 2016. She previously served as the state’s director of health care reform under Gov. Peter Shumlin. Her term is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2023.

Jessica Holmes, the interim chair since August, will return to her role as a board member.

The appointees were chosen from a list of candidates submitted by the Green Mountain Care Board Nominating Committee.