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Parents and providers fear Rutland Regional Medical Center’s planned pediatric closure would jeopardize patient health and drive up costs

by Olivia Gieger December 9, 2025, 6:00 pmDecember 9, 2025, 6:06 pm

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Vermont bids for new federal money to boost rural health system

by Olivia Gieger November 28, 2025, 4:01 pmNovember 28, 2025, 8:50 pm

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UVM Health lays off executives as part of network-wide restructuring

by Olivia Gieger October 20, 2025, 6:03 pmOctober 20, 2025, 9:01 pm

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Vermont regulator sets hospital budgets for coming year, targeting largest cuts at UVM Medical Center

by Olivia Gieger September 15, 2025, 5:55 pmSeptember 16, 2025, 12:19 pm

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Vermont health care regulator approves lowest insurance premium increases since 2022

by Olivia Gieger August 25, 2025, 6:46 pmAugust 25, 2025, 7:53 pm

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‘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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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital braces for federal cuts to Medicaid

by The Commons News July 10, 2025, 11:14 pmJuly 11, 2025, 12:15 am

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Vermont regulators approve a trimmed increase to 2026 health insurance premiums for large employers

by Habib Sabet June 19, 2025, 5:16 pmJune 23, 2025, 3:52 pm

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Financial struggles have pushed Vermont’s largest health insurer to the brink

by Peter D'Auria May 7, 2025, 1:34 pmJune 6, 2025, 11:34 am

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UVM Health Network agrees to tentative settlement with Green Mountain Care Board

by Peter D'Auria March 26, 2025, 12:46 pmMarch 27, 2025, 6:14 pm

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Government & Politics

Lawmakers seek to lower Vermont hospital costs, strengthen health care regulator

by Peter D'Auria March 14, 2025, 6:01 pmMarch 14, 2025, 6:01 pm

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‘Very, very financially fragile’: Vermont’s federally qualified health centers are struggling

by Peter D'Auria February 28, 2025, 6:56 am

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Vermont moves ahead with new federal health care payment model

by Kristen Fountain January 17, 2025, 6:19 pmJanuary 20, 2025, 12:57 pm

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As UVM Health Network cuts services in Vermont, it expands in New York

by Peter D'Auria December 22, 2024, 6:54 am