When our Community Health Worker met Felicia*, her daughter was two years old. Through the process of helping her set up health and dental appointments, she learned that she had originally been signed up for WIC when she was pregnant, but had never used her benefits because she didn’t understand how to use them. Even …
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Access to health insurance is only a piece of the access to care puzzle
In July of 2022, Vermont initiated “a new, state-funded health care program for pregnant individuals and children under age 19 who have an immigration status for which Vermont Medicaid is not available.” The Immigrant Health Insurance Plan (IHIP)is a Dr. Dynasaur look alike program that has the same income eligibility thresholds and much of the …
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