VTDigger By Katie Jickling Health care regulators approved a $1.42 billion budget for OneCare Vermont, a 59% increase over last year. The growth reflects the increase in size in the accountable care organization, which has been charged with enacting the state’s health care reform efforts. The five members of the Green Mountain Care Board voted […]
Read moreVTDigger Should Vermont hospitals be subject to the state’s open meeting law? That’s the question legislators will consider Wednesday at a joint hearing of the House and Senate health committees . If House Bill 440 is enacted, the government transparency law would apply to board meetings for hospitals and accountable care organizations come July 1. […]
Read moreWCAX Posted: Jan 13, 2015 9:41 AM ESTUpdated: Jan 13, 2015 4:14 PM EST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – The head of Vermont’s statewide teachers’ union says efforts to trim school costs may have been set back by Gov. Peter Shumlin’s decision to shelve his push for a universal, publicly-financed health care system. Joel Cook of […]
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