Letters

St. Albans Messenger Once again, thanks to Emerson Lynn for another commentary.  This one is “Can’t afford to ignore report on Vermont’s Hospitals (Messenger, September 20, 2024).”   It concerns the final report from the consultant who examined Vermont’s shameful mess of a health care system, courtesy of the legislative Act 167, Dr. Bruce Hamory. […]

St. Alban’s Messenger Once again, thanks to Emerson Lynn for another commentary.  This one is “Can’t afford to ignore report on Vermont’s Hospitals (Messenger, September 20, 2024).”   It concerns the final report from the consultant who examined Vermont’s shameful mess of a health care system, courtesy of the legislative Act 167, Dr. Bruce Hamory. […]

Rutland Herald The Legislature allocated a large sum of money — I believe a million dollars — for a consultant to assess the state of Vermont’s health care and identify potential solutions. After many months and miles and meetings, the consultant, Dr. Bruce Hamory, released a lengthy report that identified numerous problems. The vast majority […]

Addison Independent At Porter Medical Center and Helen Porter Center, there is a significant event taking place, and not many of us are aware of this situation. The LPNs, the techs and the support staff have formed a bargaining unit and are negotiating a first contract with the PMC administration. At stake are three important […]

St. Albans Messenger Seventeen years ago in 2007 the American, and Vermont’s, healthcare imbroglio compelled me to make an awful decision. I had to bargain with a hospital for how much I was willing to pay to save my life. I was ransoming myself. I was uninsured and needed a certain operation to stay alive. […]

Addison Independent Like many others I attended the local meeting described in “State healthcare system needs Rx” (8/1/24) to learn about the results of the $1.1 million study commissioned by the Green Mountain Care Board. Yes, indeed, the information presented was grim, but one wonders if this study is just “one more study.” We already […]

The Commons BRATTLEBORO-A consultant re-summarizing problems already well-known to executives and board members feels very familiar to many of us. Suggesting that hospitals alone should come together and begin solving problems over which they have very little control does what consultants have done for decades: It restates obvious challenges without providing feasible solutions. The conclusion […]

Bennington Banner How much longer can we ignore the real healthcare problem? Vermont is currently debating the financial health of the state’s hospitals. That’s a crucial question. But the plight of Vermont’s hospitals is a symptom, not a disease. The disease is a horrendous complexity and waste that permeates healthcare. For example, there are now […]

Seven Days So the University of Vermont Medical Center is hitting up the Green Mountain Care Board for a multimillion-dollar Certificate of Need to construct a new surgical facility [“Pre-Op Exam: UVM Medical Center Asks State Regulators to Approve a $130 Million Surgical Facility,” May 29]. This is an old song that we’ve heard so […]

Times Argus I want to respond to “Medicaid cuts” by Karen Saunders on H.721, the Medicaid expansion bill that, sadly, has been consigned to a “study.” Since Saunders could not have said it better, I will just add to her piece. I am one of the 30,000 Vermonters recently kicked off of Medicaid in the […]