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Health care advocate flags Bridges to Health, adult dental cap and federal funding draws in budget hearing
Summary
Mike Fisher, Vermont health care advocate, asked for stable base funding for Bridges to Health, recommended steps to expand adult Medicaid dental coverage, urged maximizing federal DSH drawdowns, and highlighted investments in community care programs such as SASH and birthing-center reimbursements.
Mike Fisher, Vermont health care advocate, told the committee on Feb. 19 that his office has no funding request this year but pressed for several budget actions and program investments across the health-care system.
Fisher asked the committee to provide stable base funding for Bridges to Health, an organization that assists hard-to-serve Vermonters with insurance access and community health worker services. He said Bridges is funded through September and needs an additional $675,000 to cover the year; he also urged converting Bridges to recurring base funding…
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