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Vermont DOC touts Section 1115 waiver and rising health needs among incarcerated population
Summary
Department leaders told the House Appropriations Committee that incarcerated Vermonters have high medical and behavioral‑health needs and that a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver, expected Jan. 2026, will allow Medicaid coverage 90 days before release for sentenced individuals.
Nick Dimelon, Commissioner of Corrections, told the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 12 that the health needs of people in Vermont correctional facilities have increased and that the department is redesigning health services to respond.
Dimelon said many people entering the system arrive with multiple chronic conditions and substance‑use disorders and noted several data points: "something like 97 percent of our population are on prescription medication," with an average of "5 and a half" prescriptions per person; about 60% on…
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