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Committee to seek more testimony on prosthetics coverage, to hear bill on specialty medications for rare diseases
Summary
Members asked for broader testimony on expanding prosthetics coverage (noting prior focus on athletes) and scheduled testimony Friday on a companion bill (736) about specialty medications for rare diseases; DVHA and insurers to be asked to testify on Medicaid and benefit impacts.
Unidentified Speaker 1 raised the topic of expanding coverage for multiple prosthetics and asked whether the committee wanted further testimony. "We would obviously need to hear from our insurers, as it would affect benefit plans," Speaker 1 said, and also suggested the Department of Vermont Health Access be invited for Medicaid impact analysis.
Members noted the…
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