Shumlin administration opposes hospice waiver
Proponents consider the waiver important because doctors are often reluctant to make a six-month prognosis.
Long road ahead for single-payer health care system
The core difficulty will be dividing up the pie among providers.
Report: Health care reform could save millions
A new draft report shows that the state of Vermont could save hundreds of millions of dollars if it adopts the recommendations outlined by H.202, the health care reform bill as passed by the Vermont House of Representatives.
Vermonters don’t utilize hospice until too late
Medicare’s hospice benefit has failed to keep pace with evolving needs. It reflects the way Americans died 30 years ago, not the way they die today, and the mismatch creates a particular hardship for small, rural and nonprofit hospice providers.
Tug-of-war over health care bill intensifies
If the tug-of-war over H.202 is any indication, the fight over future legislation is sure to be intense. After all, H.202 is, in essence, a visionary document that sets more studies in motion and gives a board authority to make more recommendations regarding the development of a single-payer style health care system.
Stir over survey scratches surface of real issue: Some docs could earn less
Perhaps only in Vermont could a couple of legislators clicking into a website not intended for them rise (sink?) to the level of…well, it never became a scandal, but even a flap.
Single-payer bill passes out of committee 5-0
Sen. Hinda Miller introduced an amendment to the bill that requires the Green Mountain Care board to consider the impact of the financing system for the universal health care plan on the state’s economy and its bond rating.
Bill removes barriers to hospice, palliative care
Vermont ranks near the bottom nationwide in hospice use: Medicare spending on hospice care per Vermonter is well below the national average.
Committee proposes changes to health care reform board construct
A director of health care reform would orchestrate the state’s fledgling effort to adopt a single-payer system, if a draft proposal from the Senate Health and Welfare Committee is adopted.
On video: Doctors give health care reform bill mixed reviews
Physicians said the bill, which is designed to contain health care costs, would have a negative impact on the state’s ability to retain and attract physicians in urology, neurology, obstetrics, orthopedic surgery, oncology, emergency care, and other specialized medical fields.
