Editorials

Rutland Herald Jonathan Gruber’s ill-advised, indefensible and arrogant language is just what Gov. Peter Shumlin does not need as he prepares to unveil plans for a long-awaited single-payer health care program that would be a pioneering step for the state and nation. Gruber is the economist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was captured […]

Rutland Herald Vermont’s unexpected election results have led to a lot of speculation among Vermonters and in the media. Many have asked whether this election should be interpreted as a reflection on Green Mountain Care, Vermont’s proposed universal, publicly financed, single-payer health care system. My response to this is: yes. The election results suggest we […]

Rutland Herald Panic may be too strong a word, but advocates of single-payer health care experienced a shock to their confidence last week when Gov. Peter Shumlin came close to defeat at the polls. Opponents of single payer, mainly Republicans, took heart, as if the vote represented a repudiation of Shumlin’s health care reforms. It […]

VTDigger Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Margaret Newton, MD, a retired physician who lives in West Brattleboro. Republican Rob Roper, president of Ethan Allen Institute, has been claiming that Vermont’s universal health care law, Act 48, and Gov. Shumlin intend to take over Medicare, to administer and alter it. Three years later, we need […]

Times Argus Is Vermont delivering on the promise of quality, affordable health care for women? Families depend on both men and women to make ends meet. Women across Vermont are leading households and supporting families. It’s critical to make sure that all women are getting the health care they need to lead healthy, prosperous lives. […]

Times Argus At his first inaugural, Franklin D. Roosevelt made his famous remark about fear being the enemy of change. The year was 1933 and the country was in the depths of the Great Depression. Government intervention was required to save people from joblessness and starvation. Now we are facing a similar — if less […]

VTDigger   Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Sterling, the director of Vermont Leads, a nonprofit organization working to educate the public about the advantages of implementing a publicly funded, universal access health care system in Vermont. I agree with the main point made by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont’s Don George: the […]

Brattleboro Reformer Last week it was announced that Vermont’s health insurance web site, Vermont Health Connect, was being taken offline line for two months to deal with security issues and to prepare for open enrollment in November. While some may look at this move as a reason to trash Vermont’s efforts at health care reform, […]

VTDigger Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walter Carpenter of Montpelier. Mr. Randy Brock’s parable “You Can’t Get There from Here,” (VTDigger 09/04/14) is a fairy tale employing the stereotypical “old Vermonter at the country store” telling newcomers how they “can’t get there from here” in buying health insurance in Vermont. A striking irony about […]

Rutalnd Herald Rep. Paul Ralston’s recent commentary, “Single-payer is the only campaign issue,” raises some understandable concerns about Vermont’s move to create a publicly funded, universal health care system. Fortunately, in 2011 the Legislature foresaw the need to have these questions answered as it had its debate over passing legislation to create Green Mountain Care. […]