VTDigger by Yardain Amron Support staff at Morrisville’s Copley Hospital voted to unionize last Thursday. The formation, which came through a decisive 68-44 vote, joins together the hospital’s nearly 150 staff with its almost 100 nurses in the regional United Nurses and Allied Professionals union. “I wanted to form a union to be able to […]
Read moreABC News ByPhil Galewitz | KFF HEALTH NEWS On a warm autumn morning, Roger Brown walked through a grove of towering trees whose sap fuels his maple syrup business. He was checking for damage after recent flooding. But these days, his workers’ health worries him more than his trees’. The cost of Slopeside Syrup’s employee […]
Read moreValley News By Elodie Reed White River Valley community members will discuss the future of their health care access next Tuesday. That’s after a recent state-commissioned report recommended major reductions in service at four small Vermont hospitals, including Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. The recommendations include converting inpatient beds to mental health care, changing emergency […]
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VTDigger by Peter D’Auria and Erin Petenko Health insurance prices in Vermont are high — and getting higher. Average premium prices for individual marketplace plans in Vermont are among the highest in the country, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, costing more than double the national average, even when federal […]
Read moreRutland Herald By Keith Whitcomb Jr. Staff Writer An insurance company claims the state’s largest hospital charged more than was allowed, and now wants state health care regulators to order the money be repaid. Rebecca C. Heintz, vice president and general counsel of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, stated in an Aug. 21 letter […]
Read moreWCAX BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A mobile dental and vision clinic is rolling into Bennington to provide free healthcare to locals. Remote Area Medical, a non-profit that travels the country hosting pop-up clinics, is holding a two day clinic this weekend at Mount Anthony Union Middle School in Bennington. Everything the medical clinic provides is […]
Read moreVTDigger Annual premiums for Vermont Health Connect marketplace plans for individuals and small groups will be allowed to increase an average of at least 11.1% and as much as 22.8%. by Kristen Fountain For the third year in a row, the Green Mountain Care Board has approved double-digit increases in the cost of annual premiums […]
Read moreVTDigger In a presentation to the Green Mountain Care Board, the consultant called for an urgent — if not yet specific — transformation of the state’s hospital and broader health care system. By Peter D’Auria Bruce Hamory, a medical doctor and consultant with the firm Oliver Wyman, had one key message for state officials on […]
Read moreVermont Public | By Elodie Reed As Vermont health insurers are proposing hefty 2025 rate hikes for individual and small group plan premiums, members of the business community say that high health care costs are slowing down the local economy. Local business owners and employers shared their experiences Friday at a roundtable discussion hosted by […]
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