Fletcher Allen seeks approval to plan for new inpatient building and for new maternity unit
Fletcher Allen seeks approval to plan for new inpatient building and for new maternity unit
Green Mountain Care Board reports 2011 dip in growth of health care spending
“If it’s a one-year dip-down,” said Anya Rader Wallack, “I’d say it has more to do with the downturn in the economy, which has an impact on how much people use health care.”
Rate review bill grows to create consumer advocate office and much more
The committee passed out the bill with two new amendments, which would create the Office of the Health Care Advocate and a pilot program for physicians to operate without prior authorizations from health insurers.
Ramsay: Time to face the real issues
There are many influences that affect a medical student’s choice of career. One is the relationship they develop with faculty mentors, who often promote only their own specialty and even discourage the choice of primary care. Another is the impact of educational debt.
Yankowski: Is real health care reform slipping away?
The governor must come forward with a comprehensive and straightforward report to the people of Vermont on the status of his health care initiative. Emphasis should be on the real prospects of achieving a single payer system, how low-income Vermonters will be served and how medical services are going to be affected as a result of health care expenditure cutting.
Doctors, supporters protest rate-setting provision; legal challenge possible
“It would seem to me it’s unconstitutional for the state to interfere with the right of two individuals to enter into a private financial arrangement,” said Dr. Bob Emmons.
State releases proposed premium rates for health insurance exchange
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Health Care are the only two insurers that have proposed premium rates for the exchange, which is set to open on Oct. 1.
Fletcher Allen plans more than $120 million in capital improvements
The biggest project in the proposal is a new, $85 million multi-story inpatient building, which would be built above the center’s Emergency Department parking lot.
Green Mountain Care Board meetings in March
Green Mountain Care Board meetings in March
Green Mountain Care Board reels in hospital patient revenues at 3 percent
Anya Rader Wallack, chair of the board, says her team is going to get tougher on hospital budget growth and make its expectations clearer.
