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Rural Vermont backs funding for Bridges to Health and reiterates support for universal publicly funded care

Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry Committee · January 17, 2026
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Rural Vermont told the committee it supports including funding to transition Bridges to Health from UVM to fiscal sponsorship in the FY2026 budget adjustment and reiterated its broader support for implementing a universal publicly funded healthcare system in Vermont.

Rural Vermont asked the Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry Committee to support Bridges to Health, a health outreach and care‑coordination program for migrant and immigrant workers. Eunice Rupertoff said Rural Vermont supports adding funding to the FY2026 budget adjustment to transition…

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