ALBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) - The Department of Vermont Health Access is walking back its original estimate that 45,000 people will lose access to Medicaid as a result of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”.

The new requirements and exemptions left many Vermonters confused about whether they still qualify. We’ve learned that it’s less a question of eligibility than it is paperwork.

Matthew LeFluer lives in Alburgh, Vermont. The state designates him as disabled because he has fetal alcohol syndrome. He has spent months worrying he’d lose Medicaid coverage because of the new work requirements from the OBBB.

“For myself, it’s that system that I’m covered currently right now, it’s a lifesaver. Without it, to be actually quite frank, I’d be dead,” said LeFluer.

It wasn’t until later that LeFluer learned d

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