A recent report found decreases in education and health factors among Vermont youth.
Mental health crisis continues to affect Vermont youth despite high national ranking for child well-being
Category: Health Care
VTDigger publishes regular stories on health care. We cover the state’s hospitals, accountable care organization OneCare, the state’s psychiatric care system, the Green Mountain Care Board, insurers, health care policy, and statewide debates on healthcare reform. Katie Jickling is VTDigger's healthcare reporter. She can be reached at [email protected]
Vermont Health Connect enrollees to pay hundreds more in premiums next year
Health insurance premiums could increase an average of $70 or more a month for more than 70,000 Vermonters.
Health care regulatory board faces pivotal budget season with no leader
Gov. Phil Scott has yet to appoint a new chair of the Green Mountain Care Board as a contentious and pivotal hospital budget season kicks off.
A Vermont family’s promise to fight drugs keeps on delivering
“We’re trying to rehabilitate people — and also our community,” said Gregory Tatro, whose late sister lives on through the nonprofit Jenna’s Promise recovery network in Johnson.
What Vermonters need to know about monkeypox
Monkeypox has now spread to Vermont, but compared to Covid-19, this virus is much harder to catch.
61 Vermonters died of opioid overdose in the first 4 months of 2022
The tally for January to April is lower than the 67 deaths recorded in the same period last year, but it’s 22 percent higher than that of 2020.
Southern Vermont’s largest EMS provider set to open state’s 1st training academy
“Many rural communities in Vermont and around the region rely on their local emergency medical responders, but there’s a dearth of qualified individuals and training opportunities,” according to the head of Rescue Inc.’s new Vermont EMS Academy.
Vermont’s Covid levels ‘low’ but state’s booster progress is falling behind
The state reported updated estimates of the percentage of people vaccinated, based on the latest booster recommendations from the CDC. Only 37% of the state’s residents are up-to-date on vaccines.
Estimated Covid infections may be 5 times higher than official counts, researchers project
The project by Yale and Harvard researchers uses data on hospitalizations, reported case counts and the dynamics of the Omicron variant to project backward, estimating the number of infections in recent weeks.
Vermont Conversation: From performing for presidents to making music for mental health
Michael Colburn has gone from conducting some of the finest musicians in the world to leading a Vermont group “that really welcomes all musicians without fear of being judged.”
