Letters

Bennington Banner “Is universal health care feasible?” That’s a popular theoretical debate in our country and state. Opponents trot out well worn fears, from economic catastrophe to complete destruction of individual responsibility. They relay anecdotes about unmet needs, painting pictures of dead bodies piling up like trash after an outdoor concert. Which is a testament […]

Bennington Banner To the Editor:   As a proud VTLWV member, I applaud Catherine Rader’s letter expressing our strong support for Universal Primary Care (UPC) in Vermont. It was also interesting to see that three large corporations, nationally, have decided to form their own nonprofit self insurance collaborative. Could this be because they recognize the […]

Bennington Banner To the Editor: On Jan. 23, I attended the public hearing of the joint House Health Care Committee and Senate Health and Welfare Committee at the State House. I heard stories from people with and without insurance, for those with inadequate insurance, people trapped in jobs in order to afford insurance for their […]

St Albans Messenger By Paula Schramm Thank you for Ellen Swartz’ excellent letter in the Tuesday, Jan.16 Messenger, describing the current state of health care in Vermont, and pointing out the need to get back on track with our Act 48 universal healthcare system. It reminds us that we don’t need to just sigh, and […]

Addison Independent In your January 4, 2018 article about the new Accountable Care Organization (One Care) and the All Payer Model, both statewide initiatives that are also being implemented in Addison County, the goals of “better care, better access to care, and cost savings” are correctly articulated. But, will an Accountable Care Organization and a […]

Rutland Herald In the weekend edition of the Herald ( Jan. 7), the article about the loss of the individual health insurance mandate, gave no mention of the fact that on the books right now is Act 48, signed in 2011, but to this day goes unfunded. It provides for a single-payer system, where everyone […]

Addison Independent By G. Richard Dundas MD I happened to see your article regarding our Vermont Accountable Care Organization called OneCare (Addison Independent, Jan. 4). It painted a rosy picture of how OneCare will save us all: improve our care, keep us healthy, and reduce our costs mainly by changing how providers and hospitals are […]

Seven Days I am delighted that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced a plan for national universal health care [Fair Game, September 13]. Vermont needs a backup plan just in case Bernie’s bill doesn’t succeed this year. We could show the nation how the compassionate and rational people of Vermont address the health care crisis. […]

Bennington Banner To the editor: I work as an after school teacher and a personal care assistant in the city of Burlington. I love my jobs — I spend my time caring for people and making their lives easier. Unfortunately, this care work is not paid well and I do not receive benefits. If I […]

Addison Independent By Jason Kaye In a recent guest editorial published in this paper, the co-authors — four top executives of medical centers and health insurance companies in Vermont — promoted the ideas of healthy lifestyles and individual responsibility as the primary strategy to end the health care crisis. Living a healthy lifestyle is probably […]