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  VTDigger By Grace Elletson Racial justice advocates are calling for more support for people of color in Vermont after new data revealed that black and Hispanic people are testing positive for Covid-19 at a disproportionately high rate. Black Vermonters are testing positive for Covid-19 at the highest rate in the state of any racial […]

VTDigger By Katie Jickling The fever hit 57-year-old Kathy Warren on Monday at 5 p.m. It came suddenly, accompanied by head-to-toe body aches and a rasping bronchitis. When her husband, David Warren, fell sick with similar symptoms the next day, she called a doctor. Nurses at the Plainfield Health Center ruled out the flu and pneumonia […]

  WCAX   BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Recipients and supporters of Medicaid protested the privatization of Vermont’s health care system on Saturday afternoon. The “Rally for Medicaid” demonstrations took place at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington and on the Dartmouth Green in Hanover, New Hampshire. They were hosted by Vermont Workers’ Center. The group of protesters […]

  NPR   By Elena Renken Efforts across the U.S. in recent years to encourage medical students, nurse practitioners and others to go into primary care, especially in underserved areas, are built on a consensus in research: Primary care is good for patients. “It’s the foundation of the health care system,” says Dr. Ishani Ganguli, Harvard assistant […]

VTDigger By Katie Jickling When Dr. Paul Reiss refers his patients for an MRI, the easiest option for the Williston doctor would be to send them to the University of Vermont Medical Center 15 minutes away. Instead, he’s referring them out of state. Cheaper prices are worth the drive, Reiss explained. He often sends his […]

VTDigger By Katie Jickling The state’s accountable care organization produced no evidence of results from some of the community health programs it invested in, according to an analysis from the state auditor’s office. OneCare Vermont “did not reliably monitor or accurately report” the community-based initiatives it promised to fund, including providing fresh produce to patients, […]

VTDigger By Mark Johnson Wendell Potter has been fighting for structural health care reform after fighting against it — from the inside. In 2008, he left his position as the head of communications for Cigna. The whistleblower has exposed the abuses he saw and participated in while working in the health insurance industry for more […]

VTDigger By Mike Faher Advocates for a publicly financed, universal system of primary health care are trying again to advance the initiative after it stalled in the state Legislature last year. H.129, which was introduced last week, calls for a universal primary care system to be in place by 2023. Many questions remain, including how […]

 Times Argus     By Kate Barcellos     Forty-eight representatives from across the state introduced a bill on Thursday proposing universal, publicly-financed health care for all Vermonters beginning in 2023. “This particular bill was introduced in the last and previous biennium,” said sponsor Rep. Brian Cina, P-Burlington. “We’re picking the ball up where we […]

VTDigger By Mike Faher State lawmakers likely will consider a wide variety of health care issues in the 2019 session, but the underlying themes of affordability and access are not new. A sampling of health care interest groups surveyed prior to Wednesday’s session kickoff showed that improving mental health care; preserving Affordable Care Act protections; […]