Care board, health advocate spared from layoffs

The Green Mountain Care Board at a recent meeting. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
With the state’s fiscal year 2019 budget finally set, administrators at both the Green Mountain Care Board and the Health Care Advocate’s office can breathe a sigh of relief.
That’s because layoffs that would have affected both offices have been rescinded in the final version of the state’s spending plan. A total of 4.5 positions had been threatened by cuts proposed earlier this year.