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DAIL proposes $783.5 million FY2026 budget; Medicaid waiver covers majority of costs
Summary
Officials from the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) told the House Appropriations Committee on May 20 that the agency’s fiscal year 2026 request totals $783,521,821, with roughly 89% financed through Vermont’s Global Commitment Medicaid program.
The Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living presented its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget of $783,521,821 to the House Appropriations Committee on May 20, 2025, saying the request is structured so most spending flows through the state’s Global Commitment Medicaid program.
“The Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living is responsible for managing services for older Vermonters and Vermonters of all ages with disabilities,” Commissioner Dr. Bowen Dilbone said as the department opened its testimony to the committee.
DAIL officials told lawmakers the total represents a mix of funding sources: 88.8% from Global Commitment (Vermont’s Medicaid waiver), about 4.6% from the state general fund, 6.2% federal funds outside Global Commitment and roughly 1% special or interdepartmental funds.…
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