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AHS: corrections increasingly a healthcare site; Medicaid reentry authority cleared under waiver
Summary
Agency of Human Services Secretary Jenny Samuelson and Medicaid Director Monica Ogilby told legislators on Jan. 29 that corrections functions in Vermont now include significant healthcare delivery and that the state secured Section 1115 waiver authority to expand reentry planning.
Agency of Human Services leaders told legislators on Jan. 29 that Vermont’s Department of Corrections is a significant healthcare provider and that recent federal waiver authority will let the state do more to coordinate care for people reentering the community.
"The Department of Corrections actually is a significant healthcare provider," Secretary Jenny Samuelson said, noting corrections contracts with outside vendors as well as the use of local hospitals for care. Samuelson and Medicaid Director Monica Ogilby described programs to link incarcerated people to community providers, including medication‑assisted treatment and other chronic‑care…
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