Single Payer MDs Not Invited to the White House
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Read moreMyth of the Medicine Line
Montpelier Article published Jun 28, 2009 (RH/TA) Myths of the medicine line A cross-border argument for Canadian-style health care Randal Smathers Myth: In Canada, government bureaucrats decide who gets treated, when and by whom. Canadian doctors have both private and hospital practices, same as here; they get paid by the government instead of Medicaid, Medicare […]
Read moreGreen Mountain Care Board approves $1.42 billion OneCare budget
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 moreBill would make hospitals subject to open meeting law
VTDigger 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 moreTeachers union: Loss of single payer hurts cost-saving
WCAX 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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