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Appropriations reviews rate study funding to shore up home and community‑based services
Summary
Committee members heard that a Medicaid rate study showed residential care rates far below cost and the Human Services committee is proposing $4.4 million to finish implementing rate increases and additional funding for HomeShare, Meals on Wheels and other home‑and‑community services.
The Vermont House Appropriations Committee heard testimony March 11, 2025, from the House Human Services Committee about funding to implement a Medicaid rate study for home‑and‑community‑based services and a set of preventative programs aimed at keeping people in their homes.
Theresa Wood said a rate study completed in fiscal 2023 found several home‑and‑community service rates were substantially below cost; the committee described the residential care rate as roughly 79% below cost and said the state has lost dozens of residential care homes. Wood said the governor’s proposal would fully fund the…
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