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Health department outlines FY27 budget priorities, workforce cuts and program shifts
Summary
The Department of Health presented the Governor's FY27 recommended budget (~$221M), proposed ending an unused drug repository pilot, and flagged workforce program reductions including a $4.1M loan-repayment item and $550K for AHEC; the department described internal appropriation shifts and asked for more time to show prevention program outcomes.
The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) presented its FY27 governor‑recommended budget to the Senate Appropriations Committee, describing a roughly $221 million topline (a 1.2% decrease from FY26) and a set of programmatic and appropriation shifts to address an identified shortfall.
VDH fiscal staff told the committee the department expects initial licensure and fee revenue estimates for another agenda bill and walked the committee through major appropriations for health. The department proposed discontinuing an unused drug-repository program after failing to find a vendor willing to repack unused medications; that program was identified as a straightforward near-term savings.
VDH also proposed program reductions in workforce development: it…
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