Scott gives qualified support for Medicaid block grants

Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott continued Thursday to criticize U.S. Senate efforts at health care reform but said the state could also accept a fundamental change to how Medicaid is reimbursed — moving to block grants — under certain conditions.
The Republican governor said he was “disappointed” the Republican-led U.S. Senate had not addressed concerns he and other governors raised. On Wednesday, Scott and nine other governors sent a