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Vermont governor signs single-payer law
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law legislation that creates a universal, unified healthcare system in the state, reports VTDigger. The bill creates a five-member board that will oversee the
Challenges await Vermont after its single-payer leap
The sky over the Vermont capital of Montpelier on May 26 may have been dark, stormy, and threatening, but the feelings below on the steps of the State House seemed upbeat as Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-VT)
Vermont inches closer to tax-funded insurance for residents
Vermont could become the first state to provide and pay for insurance for most of its residents as soon as 2017 under a plan passed by the state legislature Thursday. But first, it must overcome
AHIP says private insurance being 'demonized'
As health reform works itself out, everyone's favorite health insurance lobby is arguing that its industry is being "demonized" in the discussion. And in all fairness, it seem that they are getting
Reader comments: How to deal with health plan misbehavior
In a previous editorial , I took the position that no matter how many fines you impose on health plans that behave improperly,
