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D.VA tells Senate Health & Welfare HR1 will drive $1.3M admin cost; committee hears proposed Medicaid copay and ABA coding changes

Senate Health & Welfare · April 3, 2026
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Joint Fiscal Office staff told the Senate Health & Welfare committee that implementing federal HR1 redeterminations will require about 12 new positions and roughly $1.3 million gross; the meeting also flagged proposed Medicaid co-pay increases, an ABA coding reduction and confusion over family planning match language.

Joint Fiscal Office analysts told Senate Health & Welfare on April 3 that federal changes under HR1 will require the Department for Vermont Health Access (D.VA) to perform Medicaid eligibility redeterminations every six months instead of annually. The administration's implementation estimate includes 12 new positions (about $1 million gross) and roughly $300,000 in additional operating expenses, a…

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