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.”
Report recommends against no-fault medical malpractice
Robin Lunge said the administration proposes other methods of dealing with disputes between doctors and patients.
Hikel: What women want
The single biggest obstacle to progress is never addressed: the fact that men are still in charge.
Governor Shumlin to Join Webinar
For immediate release Feb. 1, 2012 Contact Cassandra Gekas VPIRG Health Care Advocate Phone: (802) 223-5221 Email: vpirg@vpirg.org Governor Shumlin announced yesterday that he will be joining us for our interactive webinar, Health Care 2012: What’s Next & Why It Matters, on February 7th at 7 pm. The event is filling up quickly, so register [...]
Joint hearing on H.559 with employers on Feb. 1
The House Health Committee is now scheduling testimony on all the remaining sections of H.559, An act relating to health care reform implementation.
Campaign for Vermont launches two new radio ads
Today, Campaign for Vermont launched a new round of radio ads to inspire a vigorous debate over the proposed health care exchange and proposed energy plan.
Shumlin administration unveils health care “exchange” legislation
Robin Lunge, director of health care reform, said including the larger businesses would add roughly an additional 20,000 lives to the insurance “pool” in the exchange.
NFIB: Health care exchange bill will increase costs for small businesses
“The mechanism the Legislature and Governor have outlined will collapse the remaining private market in Vermont and leave us with no escape hatch,” said NFIB Vermont State Director Shawn Shouldice. “It’s an “all-in” proposal that puts us in a very dangerous position.”
Shumlin administration presents “next steps” for health care reform
Significant provisions in H.559 would define a small employer in the Vermont health benefit exchange as an employer with 100 employees or fewer, merge the current small group and individual health insurance markets, and prohibit sale of health insurance to individuals and small employers outside of the exchange.
Lawmakers push Green Mountain Care Board on impartiality, budget
Poirier asked if there will be a wall of separation between the Shumlin administration the the board.
