Letters

Rutland Herald I would like to thank Dr. Ted Shattuck for his commentary “Vermont can lead the way” in the Nov. 13 edition of the Rutland Herald and Times Argus. Dr. Shattuck made some valid points that seem to have gone missing from our long and tortuous debate on health care reform. In one of […]

Burlington Free Press In the last few weeks, I have participated in several Vermont health care forums, including a forum sponsored by Richmond legislators Anne O’Brien and Jim McCullough, and VPIRG. Thanks to these groups, I am learning how different communities feel about health care reform. People of Vermont understand the need for universal health […]

Times-Argus By Dr. Ted ShattuckOpponents of Vermont’s attempt to provide universal health care access to all of its citizens are using the usual weapons — anecdotal stories, budgetary uncertainties — to derail this vital process. While there is much talk of economics (more later), we need to keep our eye on what is really at […]

Rutland Herald All who treasure and respect life are fortunate to live in Vermont, where sense of community continues to be a key characteristic. Our experience with and continuing responses to the aftermath of Irene illustrate how caring and sharing benefit us all. When I travel, people express great appreciation for the standards and leadership […]

Burlington Free Press I want to support the governor’s health care single-payer law, signed in May, to introduce the Green Mountain Care Plan. This is the right thing for the citizens of Vermont. There needs to be a groundswell to get this type of legislature as a federal priority. I noted that the US 6th […]

Caledonian RecordTo the Editor: I would like to respond to the editorial Six Neophytes In Search of A Solution in the May 20th edition of The Caledonian-Record. This is The Caledonian-Record’s endorsement of an earlier editorial it printed by Mr. Rob Roper, where he labeled six members of the house and senate health committees who […]

Health care competence Caledonian Record To the Editor: In his recent column questioning the competence of the members of the House and Senate health care committees to undertake meaningful health care reform, Rob Roper concluded with the question: ‘Honestly, if you were the head of a probable $5 billion health care corporation, would you hire […]

Rutland Herald Single-payer is not about health care — it is about paying for it. Because of a historical fluke, insurance companies got into it. When employers competed for scarce labor during World War II, offering higher wages was not permitted to prevent inflation. So they offered “free” health insurance to be more competitive. Second, […]

As one of thousands of self-employed Vermonters who cannot afford health insurance, the health care legislation currently in the Statehouse is very exciting. Many would have us believe that a universal health care system would take away from our freedom and choice but I can tell you by personal experience that the current system does […]

While in a meeting recently the subject of the legislation regarding the single-payer health plan currently being worked on in the Vermont Legislature came up for discussion. I admitted to the group that I did not understand it or how it would work. Then my education began. I am sure I am not the only […]