Signs of progress at the Statehouse Tuesday: Lawmakers agreed on a health care bill to move the state toward a single-payer system. It's one of Governor Peter Shumlin's top priorities.More >>
Health care reform took a big step Tuesday, winning approval in the Vermont Senate. But details are still up for debate and businesses are watching closely.More >>
Gov. Peter Shumlin went to New Hampshire Friday to reassure doctors at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center about his single-payer health care plan for Vermont.More >>
A new group has entered the health care debate in Vermont. A group of workers that has tried unsuccessfully to unionize at IBM in Vermont, one of the state's largest private employers, says it wants universal coverage for all Vermonters.More >>
According to Medicare data Vermont has one of the highest quality, lowest cost health care systems in the entire country. How that could change with a single-payer system is still up in the air.More >>
Gov. Peter Shumlin's goal is to move Vermont to a single-payer health care system. The bill that is expected to become Vermont law this year only creates the framework for the plan down the road. But it does make big changes to how you will get insurance coverage before then.More >>
The Vt. House passed a plan to move the state toward a single-payer health care system. The bill is now in the Senate and groups on both sides are lobbying lawmakers hard. And the intensity of this battle is just heating up.More >>
The Vt. House is expected to give final approval this week to a bill that lays the groundwork for overhauling how Vermonters get and pay for health insurance. Over the next two days, the House will debate the measure that could lead to a single-payer system in Vermont.More >>
By week's end, Vermont lawmakers are scheduled to cast their first votes on a single-payer health care system. So how might a single-payer system affect doctors and the hospitals that deliver the medicine to Vermonters?More >>
The notion of a single-payer health care system is scary for many Vermont employers. Mainly because they just don't know what the long-term implications are. They have many questions, but the state says it's too early in the game for concrete answers.More >>
Even though Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is in New Hampshire, the hospital employs many Vermonters. So, it's no surprise that hospital officials there are watching the single-payer health care debate very closely.More >>
If Vermont adopts a single-payer health care system, what would it mean for neighboring states like New York? Thousands of residents in Vermont and New York regularly cross state lines for work and medical treatment. A single-payer system would definitely impact people in both states-- but how?More >>
Vermont lawmakers are tackling health care reform this year, trying to reach the governor's goal of a having a single payer system in Vermont. So how would the system change under single-payer? And what are the pros and cons of health care systems?More >>
Gov. Peter Shumlin unveiled his plan for a single-payer health care system, where everyone is covered by the same insurance provider. It kicked up a lot of debate.More >>
