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Senate committee advances H611 to codify Medicaid coverage rules, protect 340B entities and adjust prepaid‑burial limits
Summary
Legislative counsel walked the committee through H611, a miscellaneous bill for the Department of Vermont Health Access that would adjust drug‑price reporting, clarify 340B protections, shift implementation dates for doula coverage to 2027, raise allowed amounts in prepaid funeral arrangements by up to $5,000, and enshrine coverage for at least one HIV PrEP/PEP drug without cost sharing.
Legislative counsel Joan Carvey told a Senate committee on May 7 that H611 is a miscellaneous bill affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access and related statutes, and the panel voted to report the bill favorably after reviewing section‑level changes and amendments.
Carvey said section 1 removes certain Medicaid drug‑price reporting provisions because Medicaid pricing differs from other parts of the health‑care system. Section 2 restores language to protect 340B‑covered entities and their contract pharmacies from being required to submit specific data as a condition of acquiring drugs — a change grounded in ongoing litigation and federal guidance.
Other changes address advisory‑committee membership and board composition: the Medicaid and Exchange Advisory…
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