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Medicaid 101: JFO and AHS brief legislators on who is covered, financing and data gaps
Summary
Noel Manuel of the Joint Fiscal Office and Ashley Berliner, director of Medicaid policy at the Agency of Human Services, provided a high-level overview of Medicaid coverage, financing and data limitations on Jan. 16, noting Medicaid covered about 24% of Vermonters in the most recent available data and that Medicaid is a state–federal partnership.
Noel Manuel of the Joint Fiscal Office introduced a Medicaid overview on Jan. 16 and said the session would cover basic definitions, Medicaid finance and the state’s Global Commitment waiver.
Ashley Berliner, director of Medicaid policy at the Agency of Human Services, told the committee that Medicaid is a state–federal program that provides coverage primarily for low-income children and adults, and for older adults and people with disabilities. “Medicaid is a state federal program, primarily for low income children and adults,” Berliner said, adding that the program is financed through a partnership of state and federal dollars and that each state’s Medicaid program looks different because of that state–federal discretion: “If you’ve seen one Medicaid…
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