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Seven DaysBy John Walters When Democrat Peter Shumlin became governor in 2011, he carried the promise of a single-payer health care system for Vermont. Less than four years later, he abandoned his central policy goal. On Friday, a Democrat-dominated legislative committee balked at a much less comprehensive idea. For health care reform advocates, it was […]

VTDiggerBy Mike Faher The state Senate president says Vermont may not be ready for a taxpayer-funded system of primary health care. Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe on Tuesday defended a new version of S.53 that calls for a study of how the state might “achieve universal coverage for primary care services” but doesn’t support […]

VTDigger By Mike Faher Legislators on Friday took a small but significant step toward establishing universal, publicly financed primary health care in Vermont. The Senate Health and Welfare Committee unanimously approved S.53, which would set in motion several years of work toward creating a primary care system that would take effect in 2022. The bill […]

VTDigger When Vermont hospitals generate unexpected revenue, the state should take at least half of that money to support a universal primary care initiative, a key senator said on Tuesday. Sen. Claire Ayer, D-Addison, chairwoman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, introduced the idea of a hospital “reinvestment contribution” as one possible funding mechanism […]

NBC5 News MONTPELIER, Vt. — More than 100 people attended Tuesday night’s public hearing on health care at the statehouse. High school teacher Tev Kelman was among those who testified before the House Health Care and Senate Health and Welfare committees. It’s crucial for everybody to have access to whatever health care they need, regardless […]

 VT Digger  If state legislators needed a cheering section for enacting universal primary health care, they got one Tuesday night. During a public hearing jointly hosted by the House Health Care and Senate Health and Welfare committees, more than 50 people expressed support for a publicly funded health plan that would provide primary care for […]

VT Digger   Bills to watch: Mental health, primary care and insurance mandate draw focus Several big health care questions are looming in this year’s legislative session, but lawmakers acknowledge they’re still working on answers. Major issues that health care committee leaders have identified include how to improve the state’s mental health services; whether to create […]

VPR   Vermont Lawmakers To Consider Public Funding For Universal Primary Care A group of House and Senate lawmakers will try to lay the groundwork next year for a publicly funded system of universal primary care in Vermont. Three years ago, the push for single-payer health care in Vermont came to an abrupt halt, and […]

VT Digger   Health care advocates touted two pieces of legislation they see as a step toward universal publicly funded health care Saturday during a conference in Montpelier. The identical bills introduced in the Vermont House and Senate earlier this year would make primary care available to all Vermonters by 2019. Specifically, S.53 and H.248 […]

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