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Hsiao early diagnosis of Vermont’s health care problems: A bad case of fragmentation
“We need to know what is the impact on the health care system itself, the health of the people, the costs, who pays,” Hsiao said. “In any reform, there is redistribution.” Continue reading
Care closer to home
New VA outpatient clinic in Brattleboro opens, will cut down on vets’ long trips to White River Junction. Continue reading
Brattleboro mental health providers seek help from state
The emergency room at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is the first stop for the mentally ill and substance abusers in trouble. Continue reading
Uninsured Vermonters with medical problems will have to be patient
BISHCA officials had hoped to use the money to expand Catamount Health to a new “high-risk pool” of patients (in other words, people who are already sick and don’t have insurance), but because of federal and state restrictions, they couldn’t make it work. Continue reading
Vermont commission selects Hsiao for health care design study
Former state Sen. Jim Leddy, a member of the commission, described Hsiao and Gruber as the pre-eminent health care economists in the world. “We’ve got two top people who are committed to making a difference in Vermont.” Continue reading
Vermont Attorney General rejects health care group’s conflict of interest complaint
Richter is disappointed with the AG’s ruling. She says Leddy, president of the state AARP, represents an organization that lobbies against publicly financed health care. Continue reading
Sibelius: Part D rebate checks are for seniors, not states
Leahy, Sanders: “The state’s rebate recall would add confusion and new layers of complexity for seniors and for the state. Vermont seniors can use all the help they can get.” Continue reading
Photo gallery: Montpelier rallies for single payer healthcare
Hundreds showed up in the state capital on Saturday morning to rally for a single-payer healthcare system. View photos from the event. Continue reading
Coakley report on Massachusetts health care spending may hold lessons for Vermont
At $2.5 trillion a year, health care costs in 2009 consumed almost 17.3 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product. Continue reading
Hundreds attend health care hearing at Statehouse
See what Vermonters had to say in video footage taken from the hearing. Continue reading
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