Editorials

Burlington Free Press Last week the U.S. Supreme Court upheld subsidies for buying private health insurance in states with federally-run marketplaces or exchanges. The court’s decision has been an enormous relief for the millions of people who stood to lose access to coverage had the subsidies been revoked, and is seen as a vindication of […]

Brattleboro Reformer Last week’s Supreme Court decision upholding a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowing states using the federal exchanges for health insurance to continue receiving subsidies seems like a major victory on the surface. The real story is much more complicated. It is a good thing that about 16 million Americans will […]

Brattleboro Reformer Last week’s Supreme Court decision upholding a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowing states using the federal exchanges for health insurance to continue receiving subsidies seems like a major victory on the surface. The real story is much more complicated. It is a good thing that about 16 million Americans will […]

VT Digger Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dr. Anna Carey, who lives in Burlington and works at a family practice in Cambridge. UVM’s presentation to the Green Mountain Care Board of its “Inpatient Bed Replacement Project” has four objectives. Quality: To meet the first objective, the University of Vermont Medical School intends to build […]

Although this OpEd is not about Vermont, it is a good illustration of how a single payer system allows providers to focus on taking care of patients rather than doing battle with insurance companies: The Record: I’m a U.S. family physician who has decided to relocate to Canada. The hassles of working in the dysfunctional […]

Health insurance system is all about profit : Times Argus Online $587,206. That’s what Blue Cross Blue Shield CEO Don George made last year — before his bonus. That makes Don George one of the highest paid executives in the state of Vermont and puts him at the top of the state’s 1 percent. BCBS’ […]

A Vermont Journal: Doctor Deb’s New Prescription March 25, 2015 by Hamilton E. Davis One of the most important principles underpinning health care reform in Vermont is the proposition that health care financing should be separated from employment. If you lose your job, or if your employer doesn’t pay for health insurance, that shouldn’t leave […]

VT Digger:  Stephen Brill’s new book “Bitter Pill” further elaborates on his Time Magazine article in spring 2013 entitled, “America’s Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us.” Brill explains in detail why hospitals are a big part of the problem. The University of Vermont Medical Center, formerly called Fletcher Allen, offers services at prices that […]

Rutland Herald: Although the governor put single payer on hold, this does not mean Vermont cannot move toward this goal in other ways. The misnamed Affordable Care Act cannot, and will not, do this job. Perhaps a more appropriate nomenclature for the ACA (or Obamacare, as it is known) would be the analogy given to it […]

Rutland Herald: How do you kill a bull with a red rag? Wendy Wilton (“Getting facts on health exchange,” March 22) knows how: You wave it in the bull’s face and while he rages at it, you stab him between the shoulder blades. Wilton’s recent piece on questions the state auditor should ask about Vermont Health […]