Franklin County launches a state-of-the-art Crisis Care Center to improve mental health response.

Panelists at a Columbus Metro Club forum said federal and state policy shifts — including new work requirements, more frequent eligibility renewals and cuts to provider-related funding mechanisms — could reduce coverage and pressure hospitals and community clinics, though the scale depends on implementation details.

At a budget hearing, county behavioral health staff and partner agencies outlined 2027 requests and three administration supplemental asks — including $200,000 for justice‑involved housing, $100,000 for a closed‑loop referral tool and $140,000 in capital — and described moving $1.5 million from two self‑sustaining programs into crisis services to monitor uncompensated care costs.

The applicant requests permission for a pharmacy in a newly constructed office building.

Legislative Council presented the committee's FY2027 budget memo and ranked top 10 priorities (including home health/referral clinics, AHEC, Vermont Care Partners and Medicaid rate increases); the committee approved sending the memo to the House Appropriations Committee by straw poll and asked for an attached spreadsheet of all requests.

North Country Hospital shuts down urology service after challenges in recruitment and funding.

Rural hospitals face closures due to insufficient Medicaid reimbursements amidst rising costs.