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Advocates urge Vermont to invest in community supports, Medicaid billing and consistent assessments
Summary
Witnesses told the Judiciary Committee that community-based supports, Medicaid funding and standardized assessments such as CANS are essential to reduce recidivism, preserve youth in least-restrictive settings and draw down federal funding.
Lauren Higbee, deputy advocate with the Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate, told the committee that community services reduce racial disproportionality and recidivism and can be supported by federal reimbursement. "Medicaid is, you know, barge, for example, is a Medicaid funded service," she said, referring to balance-and-restorative-justice style programming that can be eligible for Medicaid when appropriately structured.
Higbee and Bernstein urged the committee to strengthen the state’s capacity to design Medicaid-reimbursable services for juvenile justice and child welfare…
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