Letters

Times Argus The recent Avalere report, commissioned mainly by affiliated business groups, predictably disputes some savings that will be realized by Vermont’s Act 48 single payer health care plan. However, before opponents of single payer start victory laps, some questionable aspects of the report should addressed. The report overlooks that today hospitals and doctors in […]

Times Argus The recently released report by Washington, D.C., consultants Avalere calls into question promised savings from a single-payer health care system. Skeptics and opponents of Green Mountain Care want to see the money: Where are the savings promised by Dr. Hsaio when he urged Vermont to go for single-payer? Are the savings in all […]

Rutland Herald The recent Avalere report, commissioned mainly by affiliated business groups, predictably disputes some savings that will be realized by Vermont’s Act 48 single-payer health care plan. However, before opponents of single-payer start victory laps, some questionable aspects of the report should addressed. The report overlooks that today hospitals and doctors in private practice […]

Rutland Herald There has been much talk about a new study commissioned by the Vermont Medical Society, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and a number of other groups. It estimates the costs for a Vermont single-payer plan as being more than that estimated by another study commissioned by the state and conducted by the University […]

Times Argus I’m a veteran of the U.S. Marines, and I’ve struggled with health care and poverty for almost all of my life. I’ve been without health care (including dental) for many years. There have been times when I have gone on a health care plan through my work, only to lose it because my […]

Brattleboro Reformer How very wonderful and appropriate for newspapers, TV and radio to share Veterans Day stories and photographs of veterans who have risked their health and lives for their country. What troubles me is our government’s uneven response to veterans’ post-war health care needs. Many vets may be unaware that they are not automatically […]

Times Argus   In 2004, at the age of 57, I gave up my health insurance because I could no longer afford the premium. I lived without medical care of any kind, hoping that I would survive until 65. When I finally qualified for Medicare, I found a doctor. He sent me for all the […]

Rutland Herald I would like to respond to the letter “Illogical path for health care “ in the Oct. 29 edition of the Rutland Herald. The author’s main points here are that single-payer health care is illogical and that universal care advocates are “like children clamoring for lollipop treats and not giving a thought to […]

Rutland Herald With the confusion surrounding the national health care system it is important to clarify what is actually happening in Vermont. Americans will soon be required to have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This will probably be better for people across the country, but in Vermont it is not for many. […]

Burlington Free Press Tom Licata’s letter to the editor “Say no to more government ,” (Burlington Free Press, Oct. 15) states that “Government controlled single-payer health care violates both your sovereign and natural rights.” This statement completely ignores that we the people are the government.While this is often difficult to grasp in how our government, […]