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Blueprint expansion adds 102 community health team staff; screenings, visits and access rose, officials say
Summary
Blueprint for Health staff told senators a two‑year expansion pilot increased community health team capacity statewide, raised screening rates (91% to 98.5%), and added 102 hires (62.8 FTE); the pilot funds behavioral health, substance‑use and social‑needs work and includes a DULCE infant‑family program.
John Saroyan, executive director of Blueprint for Health, and Adi Armstrong, health services researcher, briefed the Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Jan. 22 about a 2023 expansion that added community health team capacity inside primary care practices across Vermont.
The expansion is a two‑year pilot (funding began in August 2023) that places additional community health team (CHT) staff in participating primary care practices and builds training, quality‑improvement support and a small DULCE infant‑family program. "Community health teams provide care coordination and links with patient services at no additional charge to the patient," Saroyan said.
Why it matters: Blueprint officials said the expansion targets mental health, substance use and social drivers of health (transportation, housing and…
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