Editorials

Addison Independent By Willem Jewett [Note: Willem Jewett is Assistant Majority Leader, Vermont State House of Representatives, and Representative from Addison-2 District] Health reform continues to be debated on national and state political stages. Sometimes the power of personal stories is lost in these debates. As we head toward another winter of debating health care […]

VTDiggerEditor’s note: This op-ed is by Ethan Parke, a resident of Montpelier. Single payer critics warn that Vermont should not go forward with Green Mountain Care because there are too many unknowns. But one thing is certain — if we do nothing, health care expenditures in Vermont (from all sources) are expected to reach $10 […]

Rutland Herald Three hospitals in Colorado have announced that they will forgive the medical bills of the victims of the Aurora, Colo., mass shooting. A kind gesture. These individuals suffered serious gunshot wounds, and many will be left with lifelong disabilities. It seemed like this was enough suffering for these individuals and their families to […]

Burlington Free Press By Paul Cillo Last year, some of Vermont’s largest employers spent 10 percent of payroll or more on health insurance for their employees. A large majority (95 percent) of these businesses provided coverage equivalent to “gold” or “platinum” plans — that is, plans in which the insurer covers a minimum of 80 […]

Bernie Sanders,U.S. Senator for Vermont, Newsroom   It is a good day for 30 million uninsured Americans who will have access to healthcare. It is a good day for seniors who will continue to see their prescription drug costs go down as the so-called doughnut hole goes away. It is a good day for small […]

VTDigger Editor’s note Garrett Martin is the executive director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy [1]. He has been observing the effects of changes to Maine’s health insurance laws made in 2011. Vermont’s courageous effort to provide health insurance to all its residents is an inspiring model for other states. Maine’s recent experience? Not […]

Brattleboro ReformerBy Richard Davis As we move closer to campaign season and closer to changing some of the elements in the Vermont health care system it is important to separate political posturing from fact. It is also important to provide context for proposals. Single payer is not the solution to the currently broken health care […]

Rutland Herald If you like your health insurance company, you may favor Randy Brock for governor in the election in November. But if you have been priced out of the insurance market or can afford only bare-bones, high-deductible plans, you may think twice about the market choices Brock proposes to unleash on the state. Of […]

Burlington Free Press Jeff Wennberg complains that Vermont’s implementation of H.559 limits insurance to those who meet the criteria and are listed on the Vermont exchange (Free Press, May 8). He conveniently ignores the fact that health coverage within the exchange must meet minimum standards for each of the coverage levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold, etc. […]

Times Argus Lawmakers in the next biennium are scheduled to take up the financing of the Green Mountain Care single payer health care system. That has already generated much discussion, including criticism from Rutland City Treasurer Wendy Wilton. What Is A Single Payer? The best definition I have come across is that by Harvard economist […]