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‘Provider burden’ bill pits health care providers

WebFor weeks, health care providers have been telling lawmakers horror stories about dealing with insurance companies. At a press event last week, Kristen Connolly, a …

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Pop-up dental clinics offer free care to those who might go without

WebThe clinic, held in the Hartford office of the Vermont Agency of Human Services, was the first of its kind hosted by the Upper Valley Oral Health Working Group.

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Thousands more Vermonters eligible for health insurance

WebOne estimate suggests around 14,000 Vermonters are newly eligible. The deadline to enroll in the marketplace is Jan. 15, but people need to sign up by Dec. 15 …

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Spring Drive: Your support helps VTDigger provide trusted news …

WebVTDigger reporters Peter D’Auria and Shaun Robinson. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger. We are so close to wrapping up our annual Spring Drive. Today we …

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Help is always available at 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

WebHelp is only three digits away. 988 was designed to improve access to crisis services in a way that meets our country’s growing suicide and mental health related …

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Vermont plans policy for Covid’s endemic phase

WebVermont’s seven-day Covid-19 average has hit its lowest point since Nov. 2, one of several indicators that the Omicron variant surge is trending down, officials said at …

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Jill Martin Diaz: No more ‘border brain’

WebThe needs of New England’s families and businesses are somewhat unique. Economic stagnation relating to New England’s emigrating and aging native-born …

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After holiday gatherings, Vermont Covid hospitalizations hit …

Webby Erin Petenko January 3, 2024, 4:03 pm. The Vermont Department of Health reported 56 Covid-19 hospitalizations in the past week, the highest number of weekly Covid …

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Vermont launches statewide enhanced Mobile Crisis program

WebLaunched on January 1, 2024, Vermont’s Enhanced Mobile Crisis services provide timely and effective in-person assistance to people facing an emotional, mental health, or …

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Lawmakers replace ambitious Medicaid expansion with a study

WebLawmakers watered down a sweeping health care bill last week, replacing a provision that would expand access to Medicaid for many Vermonters with a study. As …

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Program to help marginalized Vermonters own their first

Web1,698 books left to go by Saturday! Your support in any amount helps us provide Vermont with trusted news and it will send a brand-new book to a Vermont child …

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Lawmakers consider bill that would weaken Green Mountain

WebSen. Ginny Lyons, D-Chittenden Southeast, left, speaks with colleagues at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Lyons is the primary sponsor …

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Vermonters face limited appointments and insurance mixups

Webby Erin Petenko September 26, 2023, 6:20 pm. Jeff Lane, an emergency medical technician from Peacham EMS, administers a dose of the Covid vaccine at a clinic in Beecher Falls …

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How rising health care costs are driving up property taxes

WebBut according to Vermont’s teachers union, health care costs across all districts are expected to increase by 16.4%, or roughly $47.9 million cumulatively, …

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Dr. Fay Homan: The power and promise of primary health care

WebThis commentary is by Fay Homan, M.D., whose practice is at Little Rivers Healthcare, which has offices in Bradford, Corinth and Wells River. A simple story can …

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Mental health urgent care takes root in Vermont

Webby Kristen Fountain October 20, 2023, 6:02 am. Access Hub Clinician Mark Perry is seen at the mental health provider’s relaxation room in Montpelier on Wednesday. Photo by …

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Community Health Pediatrics gets a makeover and new providers

WebCommunity Health Pediatrics is taking appointments and accepting new patients. Learn more about career opportunities, hours and Community Health locations …

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Bennington nursing home to be sold to company promising

WebA $46.6 million deal to sell facilities in Burlington, Bennington, Berlin, St. Johnsbury and Springfield to a private equity group fell through in late 2021 amid …

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New prison medical provider talks of personnel, care changes

WebAround $180,000 had been in the budget for that post and there’s been talk of increasing the pay to $200,000. A doctor with the Vermont Department of Health …

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2 of every 3 beds empty as state psychiatric hospital

WebThe 25-bed hospital in Berlin had on average eight patients a day in July, the lowest count since the months after the facility opened in 2014.

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Citing flooding concerns, Act 250 commission denies

WebArtist rendering of a portion of the proposed Hinesburg Center II project in downtown Hinesburg. An Act 250 commission has denied the project. Image via Town of …

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Covid-19 in Vermont

WebRead more of VTDigger’s Covid-19 coverage here. Every Wednesday, the Vermont Department of Health publishes weekly Covid-19 case counts for the prior week. The …

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Stamford officials say ‘no’ to flood-related federal buyout program

WebThe Bennington County town of Stamford has decided not to participate in a federal buyout program for properties under threat from flooding after considering the …

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