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Provider groups ask for 3.5% inflationary increase to avoid cuts to home and community care
Summary
Vermont Care Partners and the Vermont Health Care Association asked the committee for a 3.5% inflationary increase for home‑ and community‑based providers, warning of network instability, cash‑on‑hand shortages and proposed cuts totaling about $4 million across designated and specialized service agencies in the governor's budget.
Amy Johnson of Vermont Care Partners and Helen Laban of the Vermont Health Care Association urged the committee to include a 3.5% inflationary adjustment in the FY27 budget for home‑ and community‑based service providers.
Johnson described systemwide pressures: network cash‑on‑hand has fallen and some agencies reportedly have as few as five days of cash; the governor's recommended…
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