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Stowe Reporter As the country squabbles about the best health care system for the nation, a number of Vermonters have been pushing for guaranteed primary care for everyone in the state. But a number of questions remain to be answered, such as what primary care means and how it will be funded. In 2015, two […]

Vermont Public Radio A plan to create a publicly financed primary health care system for all Vermonters will be a top priority for the Senate Health and Welfare committee during the 2018 session. The legislation enjoys strong support in the Senate where 13 senators have signed on to the bill as co-sponsors. The bill calls […]

Bennington Banner By Edward Damon edamon@benningtonbanner.com BENNINGTON — Dozens of supporters of universal health care turned out to the River Street fire facility on Friday night, calling for the implementation of Vermont’s Healthcare for All law. High-quality, consistent care, would make for a more efficient healthcare system, according to Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman. The system […]

 The Commons By Joyce Marcel  Before Robert W. Backus M.D., who recently retired from family practice after nearly four decades at Grace Cottage Family Health in Townshend, rode off into the sunset, he had plenty to say about the state of the U.S. health-care system. Backus was revered by the residents of the West River […]

NBC5 Updated: 6:25 PM EST Feb 25, 2017 Abby Isaacs, WNBC 5 Reporter MONTPELIER, Vt. — A couple of hundred people turned out for a Save Healthcare rally in Montpelier Saturday as part of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ National Day of Action. The point is to resist the national Republican proposals to dismantle the Affordable Care […]

We have great news in the fight for publicly financed health care for all Vermonters. Two new bills, S53 and H248, which propose creating publicly financed primary care for all, have been introduced with tri-partisan support!  This is a way to move forward on the roadmap laid out in Act 48 to create health care […]

VT Digger  BURLINGTON — About 1,000 Vermonters flooded the auditorium of Burlington High School on Sunday for a rally opposing Republicans’ planned repeal of the Affordable Care Act and pushing for universal health care.The demonstration was part of a nationwide day of action spearheaded by Sen. Bernie Sanders and others and came just two days […]

Vermont Digger Peter Galbraith outlined a health care plan Wednesday that he said would improve Vermonters’ access to primary care while restricting hospital executive pay and “monopolistic behavior” in the health care system. Galbraith was a latecomer to the race for governor, running against Matt Dunne and Sue Minter for the Democratic nomination. The only […]

Vermont Digger  Matt Dunne outlined a three-point plan on Thursday for moving Vermont to a universal health care system. Dunne, who is running against Sue Minter and Peter Galbraith for the Democratic nomination, said he would fix Vermont Health Connect, embrace payment reform under the all-payer model, and then implement a universal primary care system. […]

Vermont Digger  Matt Dunne outlined a three-point plan on Thursday for moving Vermont to a universal health care system. Dunne, who is running against Sue Minter and Peter Galbraith for the Democratic nomination, said he would fix Vermont Health Connect, embrace payment reform under the all-payer model, and then implement a universal primary care system. […]