Shumlin administration opposes CVMC-FAHC proposal for mental health hospital
Spaulding said not having at least one state-run acute care hospital to replace the flooded-out 54-bed Vermont State Hospital was a very bad idea.
In health care reform, brokers’ future unclear
While the Shumlin administration plans to prohibit broker commissions in the exchange, federal law does not require the state to do so.
Shumlin administration makes recommendations for health insurance benefits
The Shumlin administration has narrowed down to three, the list of potential plans that will serve as a benchmark for what services insurance companies in the state’s health benefits exchange will cover.
FAHC, CVMC propose joint mental health facility
While still in a conceptual stage, the hospitals’ plan could resolve an agonizing legislative debate over how many acute care mental health beds to build in central Vermont.
Brumsted named CEO of Fletcher Allen Health Care
The Brumsted appointment is significant both because of the large role that Fletcher Allen plays in the state’s overall delivery system, as well as the fact that it takes place just as the administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin is trying to set in place a single-payer system.
State’s exchange proposal criticized by conservative business group, advocates for single payer
A provision of the federal Affordable Care Act, explicitly states that it does not prohibit insurance markets outside the exchange.
Potential premium hike draws fire
Just what the 18 or so percent increase means isn’t clear. That’s because the hike applies to one class of businesses — those that purchase insurance through an association, like the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.
Davis: Canadian system not a model for Shumlin, as McClaughry asserts
The key flaw in the Canadian system is that it created huge demand with no cost containment strategy at all.
Shumlin bends on health benefits exchange
Shumlin: “The exchange itself is not the panacea to all our problems and challenges in Vermont. It is a helpful tool but by no means a solution to Vermont’s challenges.”
House approves plan for 25-bed for new state hospital and more extensive community psychiatric care
By a 124-3 vote, legislators agreed with Pugh, chairwoman of the House Human Services Committee, that it was time to seize “this tremendous opportunity growing out of the crisis Irene gave us.”
