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On Vermont Health Connect, annual premium prices have doubled, or more

by Olivia Gieger October 31, 2025, 5:26 pmNovember 3, 2025, 4:39 pm

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Vermont’s U.S. Rep. Becca Balint: ‘We have to hold the line’ on health insurance subsidies

by Olivia Gieger October 3, 2025, 6:25 pmOctober 6, 2025, 10:03 am

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Government & Politics

Vermont’s congressional delegation says federal shutdown is needed to protect health care

by Shaun Robinson October 1, 2025, 5:45 pmOctober 1, 2025, 6:26 pm

Line graph showing the annual silver plan cost for a family by income, with lower costs for those with enhanced tax credits; costs rise sharply above 400% of federal poverty level without subsidies.

‘It couldn’t come at a worse time’: Vermont grapples with the potential end of Covid-era federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance

by Olivia Gieger September 22, 2025, 6:58 pmSeptember 23, 2025, 9:03 am

Kaj Samsom, Vermont Department of Taxes

‘Thumb on the scale’: Vermont’s insurance regulator brings heavier hand to hospital contract talks

by Olivia Gieger August 20, 2025, 6:41 pmAugust 20, 2025, 6:41 pm

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Alex LeClair: The price we pay for Vermont health care

by Opinion July 24, 2025, 7:03 am

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Vermont officials estimate 45,000 people to lose health insurance under Trump’s tax bill

by Shaun Robinson July 3, 2025, 8:13 pmJuly 3, 2025, 8:13 pm

Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.

Ethan Parke: Vermont’s unaffordable health care

by Opinion September 6, 2024, 8:03 amSeptember 6, 2024, 9:49 am

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Green Mountain Care Board approves double-digit increase in health insurance premiums for third year in row

by Kristen Fountain August 14, 2024, 9:55 amAugust 16, 2024, 6:55 am

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Regulators adjust OneCare budget, look toward new strategy

by Kristen Fountain December 21, 2023, 8:25 pmDecember 22, 2023, 2:30 pm

OneCareVermont

OneCare wrongful termination lawsuit settles out of court

by Kristen Fountain December 8, 2023, 4:13 pmDecember 8, 2023, 4:52 pm

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Nearly 9,000 Vermonters will be reimbursed for more than $1.5 million in wrongly billed contraceptive care

by Sarah Mearhoff October 12, 2023, 4:47 pmOctober 20, 2024, 1:17 pm

Eric Peterson: Is the end of a political era approaching?

by Opinion September 1, 2023, 7:32 amNovember 12, 2024, 9:06 pm

Medicaid reenrollment is underway, and it’s complicated

by Kristen Fountain April 23, 2023, 1:11 pmApril 24, 2023, 4:11 pm