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Committee reviews S.14 to expand Dr. Dynasaur eligibility for pregnant individuals, direct study of broader expansions
Summary
The Senate Committee on Health & Welfare reviewed S.14, a bill that would expand income eligibility for pregnant individuals under Vermont’s Dr. Dynasaur program from 208 percent to 312 percent of the federal poverty level and direct the Agency of Human Services to study broader eligibility expansions.
The Senate Committee on Health & Welfare reviewed S.14, a bill that would expand income eligibility for pregnant individuals under Vermont’s Dr. Dynasaur program from 208 percent to 312 percent of the federal poverty level and direct the Agency of Human Services to study broader eligibility expansions for other groups.
“For the record, I’m Ruth Hardy. I’m from the Addison District,” said Sen. Ruth Hardy as she introduced S.14. Hardy summarized the core change: "So what this bill would do is move pregnant people from 2 0 8 to 3 12. So when somebody’s pregnant, they can get the prenatal care and all of the stuff that they need in order to deliver a healthy baby so that the mom and the baby are…
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