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Health Department requests $300,000 general‑fund swap after HR1 limits Medicaid support for Planned Parenthood
Summary
Megan Pope, the department financial director, told the committee the 2026 budget adjustment is small but includes a $300,000 reclassification from Global Commitment to general fund because federal HR1 restricts Medicaid payments for Planned Parenthood family‑planning services; the package also shifts IT costs to departments via ADS allocations.
Megan Pope, financial director for the Vermont Department of Health, told the committee the department—s 2026 budget adjustment contains two main requests: an internal transfer of general and federal funds to cover increased charges from the Agency of Digital Services (ADS), and a funding reclassification prompted by federal HR1 that affects how Medicaid may reimburse Planned Parenthood for family‑planning services.
Pope said the department is asking to move $300,000…
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