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Senate panel backs joining multistate prescription discount card, OKs $50,000 outreach appropriation
Summary
A Senate committee voted to report H577 favorably after hearing that the bill would let Vermont join a multistate prescription discount-card collaborative and includes a one-time $50,000 general‑fund appropriation to the treasurer’s office for outreach and marketing.
A Senate committee on May 7 voted to report H577 favorably after hearing the bill would allow Vermont to participate in a multistate prescription drug discount‑card program and provide a one‑time $50,000 appropriation for outreach.
The chair (speaker 2) opened the item and fiscal staff explained the bill carries a fiscal note because it "appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the office of the treasurer for their cost of developing and implementing this particular program," according to fiscal office remarks. Committee members heard the appropriation is intended to fund paid…
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