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VTDigger provides reporting on health care and public health in Vermont, including hospitals, insurance systems, human services and debates over health care policy and reform.
This section compiles coverage of medical systems, state oversight and public health decisions that affect individuals and communities statewide.
AI is quietly reshaping how Vermont’s doctors care for patients — and themselves
Advocates of the technology say it radically reduces the amount of burnout clinicians face and allows them to focus on the truly human parts of medicine.
Vermont and Quebec ramp up rabies vaccination efforts with cases rising among wildlife
Cases have increased over the past five years and spread north into Canada. Vaccines dropped from planes and helicopters and distributed by car and on foot are an effort to control the spread.
Federal government demands renewal for every healthcare provider that receives Medicaid
Vermont and the 49 other states have been asked to respond to the federal inquiry on their plans to recertify Medicaid providers, especially “high risk” providers.
Northwestern Medical Center launches partnership to preserve birthing services
Birthing has long cost rural hospitals more than it’s earned them. The move does not change that for Northwestern but aims to save the hospital more than its costly hold-over.
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Vermont prevails in multistate lawsuit over gender-affirming care for minors
“We will continue to fight to ensure that gender-affirming care remains safe, effective, and protected,” said Attorney General Charity Clark.
A slowdown in federal science grants has Vermont researchers worried
Though leaders at the National Institutes of Health say they intend to allocate all the federally assigned dollars, changes in how they do so is disrupting the research of early career scientists.
If Vermont is going to scale up primary care, health advocates say this one funding priority is crucial
The House-approved budget for next fiscal year gives scholarship and loan repayment programs more money than the governor originally proposed, but many worry it will not be enough.
Brattleboro hospital and its nurses reach tentative agreement to avert strike
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital still faces threats of a walkout by support staffers as it tries to balance a $14.5 million budget deficit.
Some kids with autism are losing therapy services after a Medicaid change reduces clinics’ revenue
The state says the changes are essential to keep its health coverage program compliant with federal rules. Clinics say it’s a fundamental threat to their ability to operate.
Brattleboro hospital nurses vote to strike, but delay a date in hopes of spurring talks
“Our community is at a tipping point,” a union leader said at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, which is trying to balance a walkout threat and a $14.5 million budget deficit.
Federal government investigates Vermont’s abortion coverage mandate
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation has 20 days to respond to the federal inquiry, which singles out a state requirement that insurers offer abortion coverage.
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