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Committee corrects record on Healthcare Advocate funding and flags HIT fund one-time use
Unidentified Legislative Budget Subcommittee (Health-related priorities) · February 18, 2026
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Summary
Members corrected a line item that VIVA personal services (VLAPHCA) is a Vermont Legal Aid Medicare advocacy contract—not the Office of the Healthcare Advocate—and discussed a $450,000 request (about $203,000 general fund) and a one-time HIT fund surplus to support IT integration.
At the Feb. 18 session, the committee corrected a funding attribution and clarified several budget items. The chair said a line (V306 VIVA personal services, VLAPHCA) "is not for the office of the healthcare advocate. That's just Vermont Legal Aid. It's a Medicare advocacy project contract that…
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