Vermont news and information

Vermont became the first state in the country Monday to let people without healthinsurance see how much they would have to pay to get coverage through the federal health overhaul beginning next year.
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Dr. Howard Schapiro has been named interim president of the University of Vermont Medical Group at Fletcher Allen and interim senior associate dean of clinical affairs at the UVM College of Medicine, both in Burlington.
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A pair of new reports from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology deserve your click-throughs.
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A leading advocate for single-payer healthcare in Vermont is pushing legislation that would require that hospital board meetings be subject to the state's open meeting law.
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Six states were awarded nearly $300 million by HHS to implement payment and delivery changes to their Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program plans.
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An official leading Vermont's push toward a single-payer healthcare system is calling efforts to coordinate electronic health records between providers "wicked hard."
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It's on to the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee for legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.
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HARTFORD, Conn.—One of Connecticut's largest hospitals could be the first hospital to join Ascension Health Care Network, a private equity-backed effort to launch a for-profit Catholic health system. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, signed an exclusive letter of...
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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin's administration on Thursday released a new accounting of what the state's universal healthcare system might cost, but left for later how it would be paid for.
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The two big academic medical centers serving Vermont, often seen as rivals in the past, announced Friday they are joining forces with 13 other Vermont hospitals and health clinics to form a new accountable care organization — OneCare Vermont — to focus on efficiency and quality in...
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