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Backus, the state’s director of health care reform, is moving to Sen. Peter Welch’s office. Chen, the interim commissioner of the Department for Children and Families, plans to leave the role next month.
Approve of BCBSVT leaving OneCare Vermont
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont issued a press release on Dec. 20, 2022, announcing it would forego its 2023 participation in OneCare Vermont, the state's sole Accountable Care Organization.
Development of a new multi-state agreement with Medicare is in the works, but likely would not be implemented until 2025.
Nine juveniles have spent over 100 cumulative days in Vermont’s adult prisons since 2020, Department of Corrections data shows, highlighting the state’s ongoing struggle to securely house young people accused of violence. Meanwhile, a plan to open...