As the legislature approaches adjournment, and as S.88 nears its final disposition in the Senate, the Vermont for Single Payer campaign would like to clarify its stance. First and foremost, we support the health system studies that are embedded in S.88. For this reason, we would be very happy if the bill passes, with or […]

By, Ellen Oxfeld, Vermont for Single Payer Supporter, Middlebury There is no doubt anymore that the single payer solution to Vermont’s health care woes is growing in popularity with the voters.  Letters to the editor in favor of single payer frequently appear in all our newspapers.  Attendance at single payer events held around the state […]

By: Dr. Deb Richter, Vt for Single Payer Supporter A new version of S.88 passed out of the House Health & Welfare Committee yesterday. The strong, focused 21-page bill that we supported and were pleased to have pass out of the Senate has an additional 84-pages attached. While our organization has been focusing on systemic […]

By Donald Bodwell, Brandon My wife and I are retired teachers from CT, and we have to purchase health insurance through our last employer for seven more years until age 65. The cost of that family policy is $1,660 per month, offset $400 by subsidies from the Retirement Board and the collective bargaining agreement, which […]

Karen Klotz, Hardwick My husband and I are currently spending $179.00/month to purchase health insurance through my employer and still have to pay a $4,000 deductible before anything is paid for. Because of this we never go to the doctor for preventative care because we know we will have to pay for it. If we […]

Ellen Powell, South Burlington I am keeping fingers and toes crossed for single Payer in VT because I live on the edge of poverty and my health insurance relies on how many college students sign up for bass lessons at SUNY Plattsburgh each semester. If I don’t get enough, I don’t get health insurance. At […]

By: Marge Power, VT for Single Payer Supporter, Montpelier Catamount Health is a State health care insurance program that helps eligible Vermonters buy health insurance from private insurance companies, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and MVP. Why would the State pay private insurance companies when it has the capacity to administer the program directly? Ask Governor Jim […]

Paul Martin, South Burlington As a Canadian now living in Vermont, I’ve lived for most of my life with a single payer system and have seen first-hand how much more efficient it can be. More important than anything, though, is how much better it would be for the day-to-day life of Vermonters. Imagine being able […]

By: Dr. Deborah Richter The Senate Health committee took testimony this week from two national experts on the subject of administrative costs in health care with particular emphasis on hospital administrative costs. Dr. Himmelstein is a researcher and physician from  Harvard University. Dr Kahn is from University of California San Francisco. Dr. Himelstein reported that […]

By Eric Lazarus, Single Payer Supporter, Burlington One concern people express about a Single Payer healthcare system, is the loss of jobs that result when insurance companies stop selling health insurance, or, as in some scenarios, fall back to selling only supplemental health insurance.  In either case, many jobs will be lost, and society should […]