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Housekeeping bill H611 would alter DVHA reporting, delay doula state‑plan deadline and raise prepaid burial allowance
Summary
H611, a Department of Vermont Health Access housekeeping bill, would remove a DVHA drug‑price list requirement, delay the Medicaid doula state‑plan submission to 07/01/2027, raise the prepaid burial allowance from $10,000 to $15,000 (CMS approval required), and make technical changes to advisory committee membership and a clinical utilization board.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee reviewed H611, a housekeeping bill filed for the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) that bundles multiple technical and policy changes affecting Medicaid and related programs.
Legislative counsel Harvey said the bill removes DVHA’s statutory duty to create an annual list of prescription drugs with sharp price increases and provide it to the Attorney General’s Office for inquiry, noting DVHA has been limited in sharing drug‑specific net‑price data because of federal restrictions. “DVHA is federally prohibited from sharing drug specific net cost information,” Harvey said, and that has reduced the usefulness of the prior reporting arrangement.
Section highlights described to the committee included:
- Drug‑price reporting: The bill…
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