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ABC22/FOX44 By: Roy Santa Croce – The Vermont House Committee on Health Care listened to hours of testimony, with Vermonters talking about their access to primary care, and the cost behind it. Dozens of people waited in line to share their experiences with Vermont’s health care system. Many shared similar criticisms: costs are too high […]

VTDigger How much sway does the voice of the people really have in the People’s House? On Town Meeting Day, eight Vermont towns resoundingly called on the Legislature to take up a bill that would launch a multiphase universal health care program, called Green Mountain Care. That bill, H.433, did not make it past crossover deadlines and […]

Addison County Independent By John Flowers MIDDLEBURY — Less than two weeks after residents in seven Addison County towns urged the Legislature to support universal access to primary care, a new statewide coalition has formed to lobby for a new publicly financed health care system for the state of Vermont. The group of like-minded organizations […]

myChamplainValley.com By Matt Holderman, Ben Breen MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Nine communities passed a question on Town Meeting Day calling on the legislature to take up H.433, a bill that would establish a universal healthcare system in Vermont. Doctor Jack Mayer, a retired pediatrician in Middlebury, was one of the creators of the petition. “To […]

Times-Argus By Keith Whitcomb A new coalition has formed to push for universal health care. The 802 Vermont Universal Health Care Coalition began to organize last September, said Deb Richter, president of the Board of Directors for Vermont Health Care for All. Richter said the coalition is founded on the principle that everyone should have […]

WCAX MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Voters in at least eight Vermont towns will decide Saturday on a non-binding referendum to urge the Legislature to take up a bill exploring a universal primary care system funded by public tax dollars. Backers of the measure say rising health care costs and federal cuts to state Medicaid make […]

VTDigger A resolution urges lawmakers to pick up a bill that is unlikely to become law this session. Advocates hope it gets the ball rolling regardless. by Olivia Gieger About 18 months ago, Jack Mayer, Ellen Oxfeld and Michael Palmer began meeting in their local coffee shop to discuss ways that they, as concerned citizens, […]

ABC22/FOX44 By Matt Holderman MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – Voters in at least eight towns are weighing whether or not they want to advise the Vermont Legislature to move forward with a bill that could establish a universal healthcare system in the state. If passed and signed into law, H.433 would incrementally implement “Green Mountain Care”, […]

Addison County Independent By Marin Howell “You get the patient to see a primary care doc at the right time, and you’re going to be saving money for the system as a whole.” — Rep. Herb Olson The heightened interest comes as the Vermont Chamber of Commerce last month reported that Vermont spends 19.6% of […]

Addison County Independent By Marin Howell People will go to the doctor if they have no out-of-pockets, they’ll get treated earlier, before their condition is so serious, and it will keep people out of the emergency room, which adds a great deal of spending to our total expenditures. — Ellen Oxfeld ADDISON COUNTY — As […]