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VT Digger: Rich Harvie wants to see universal publicly financed health care succeed in Vermont, but he’s not sure a payroll tax is a good way to get there, the co-owner of Montpelier Pharmacy said Friday. Harvie has 41 employees at three locations, and though some are part time, he pays the full premium for health insurance […]

Burlington Free Press Mike Donoghue, Free Press Staff Writer Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday he plans to have his new health care financing plan unveiled by the end of this month. Shumlin also released a new video designed to highlight what the governor maintains is the often unfair, complex and hidden way in which health […]

VPR By Peter Hirschfeld Four years ago, Gov. Peter Shumlin vowed to institute a single-payer health care system in Vermont. Later this month, he’ll finally tell Vermonters how he plans to pay for it. Shumlin is among the most gifted political sales people in Vermont history. But he’s got his work cut out for him […]

VTDigger The November election that unseated a number of Democratic lawmakers and nearly cost Gov. Peter Shumlin his job was not a referendum on the state’s plans for a single payer health care system, according to proponents of reform. Historically low voter turnout and frustration with rising property taxes were larger factors on Election Day, […]

WCAX By Kyle MiduraMONTPELIER, Vt. –Health reform advocates say November’s election results should not stop the state from pursuing single-payer health care. Groups like the state’s teachers union and state employees association laid out their arguments at a news conference Tuesday morning. The advocates argue November’s election, which saw Republicans make gains in the Legislature […]

WPTZ By Stewart Ledbetter MONTPELIER, Vt. —Supporters of a plan for Vermont to become the first state in the country to enact a single-payer health care system are urging the governor and Legislature to move forward with the plan without delay. Sixteen groups, including the state employees’ and teachers’ unions said Tuesday that the November […]

Burlington Free Press Lisa Rathke, Associated Press MONTPELIER Supporters of a plan to make Vermont the first state in the country to enact a single-payer health care system urged Gov. Peter Shumlin and the Legislature on Tuesday to move forward with the overhaul, despite Shumlin’s narrow victory in the November election. Sixteen groups, including the […]

Valley News White River Junction — Vermont’s path-breaking health care reform project seems headed into daunting terrain that will challenge legislative leaders to find common ground, stay true to their principles and deal with increasingly difficult political and budget realities. “I’m seeing a yellow blinking light,” said state Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, a Bradford Democrat who […]

VTDigger By Morgan True About 70 navigators have had trouble accessing their Vermont Health Connect accounts since the start of open enrollment earlier this month, making it difficult for them to help people sign up. Security upgrades made during the two months the state’s health exchange was offline caused some navigators to lose access to […]

Rutland Herald By Patrick McArdle STAFF WRITER | November 23,2014 A close gubernatorial election raised questions about support for Gov. Peter Shumlin’s proposed single-payer system and the future of health care in Vermont — but those working in the industry say their goals haven’t changed. Bea Grause, president of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and […]