After Vermont incident, nurse tells pro-life nurses to stay out of health care
Associate professor and clinician-scientist Monica R. McLemore wrote in an op-ed that nurses who don’t want to provide abortions should not go into health care.
Roper: Insurance hikes aren’t rate increases, they’re tax increases
At what point will Vermonters wake up to the fact that allowing government involvement in health care is a very expensive mistake? It will probably be a while because ratepayers, I suspect, aren’t as angry with the politicians as they are with the insurance companies, and this isn’t really fair.
Vermont 12th in health care spending, local physician says monopolies are the culprit
A new study based on data from the Healthcare Cost Institute found that Vermonters spend the 12th highest amount on heath care relative to residents of other states.
How America’s decision on health care will affect doctors, patients and taxpayers
Under Medicare for All, the federal government would pay doctors at rates much lower than current private sector rates, Medicare official Seema Verma says.
GMCB cushions news of double-digit health insurance cost increase in Vermont
The Green Mountain Care Board announced a double-digit increase in the state’s small-group health insurance rate for 2020, but the board’s chair says he doesn’t expect the hikes to repeat.
Scott and AARP credit Trump for prescription drug policy, pharmacist says more action needed
Some of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics are praising the administration’s Safe Importation Action Plan, which brings in reduced-price generic drugs to compete with high priced name-brands.
‘I wrote the damn bill!’ — Bernie responds to criticism of Medicare for All from Ryan and Delaney
2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a firm response to fellow candidate Tim Ryan’s accusation that he “doesn’t know” what kinds of benefits Medicare for All would provide on Tuesday.
Kamala Harris uses her new Medicare For All plan to go after Bernie
Democratic presidential contender and California Sen. Kamala Harris released her Medicare for all plan Monday ahead of the second round of Democratic debates scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Distressed public plead with Green Mountain Care Board to reject insurance premium hikes
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Vermont and MVP Health Care, who together share a monopoly on the health insurance industry in Vermont, are once again asking to raise health insurance rates on Vermonters.
McClaughry: Bernie’s new Medicare for All plan
Last Wednesday Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled his latest version of “Medicare for All,” his scheme for single-payer health care. He estimated it could cost up to $40 trillion over 10 years.
AARP sponsoring a forum letting Medicare for All candidates promote ideas harmful to it and its partners
Every major Democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to make an appearance at an AARP-sponsored health care forums in Iowa in July, yet many of them stand for dismantling the health care insurance system that AARP and its partners rely on.
California governor signs illegal immigrant health care bill into law
Officials expect the plan will cover about 90,000 people and cost $98 million in its initial year to implement, The Associated Press reported.