Uninsured Again
By Diane Golding, Saxtons River, VT My husband and I (61 and 62 years of age) had health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield of VT. The only plan we could afford was the high deductible one...
View ArticleThe Health Care Proposal Only the Beginning of a Process
By Anthony Pollina, Senator & member of Senate Health and Wellfare Committee Despite the politics and war of words, the health care proposal now before the Senate makes relatively modest steps...
View ArticleFertile Ground for a Single Payer Bill
Ellen Oxfeld, Middlebury When Governor Peter Shumlin signs the new health care bill into law on May 26th, many people may wonder how we came to this point. Why is it that Vermont is the first state to...
View ArticleFinancing Single Payer: Let’s Stick to the Facts
Financing Single Payer: Let’s Stick to the Facts Doug Hoffer, Independent Policy Analyst Some have suggested that Dr. Hsiao’s plan to finance the new system will not work. But this is the wrong place...
View Article2014 Health Care Exchange Requires Legislative Fix Now
by Peter Sterling, Executive Director of the Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security Governor Shumlin’s plan for transitioning Vermont to a publicly funded universal health care system in 2017 is...
View ArticleSingle Payer Still Comes Out on Top
by Ellen Oxfeld, Middlebury, Vermont What are the potential savings from a single payer system in Vermont? A recent report from the Joint Fiscal Office and the Department of Banking, Insurance and...
View ArticleCritics of health care reform focused on politics, not facts
by Ethan Parke, Montpelier Partisan politics, not sound statistical analysis, underlies recent attacks on Vermont’s plan to create a single payer health care system. Rutland City Treasurer Wendy Wilton...
View ArticleExchanges are temporary and mandated, but single payer is the only real solution
by Ellen Oxfeld, Middlebury There has been a lot of discussion about the Exchange – about “bronze,” “silver” and “platinum” plans. Vermont is required by federal law to implement the Exchange in 2014....
View ArticleMaking Sense of Health Care Reform in H.559
by Rep. Chris Pearson (P-Burlington) As a member of the House Health Care Committee it has been a tough few weeks. H.559 puts into state law the requirements set out by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
View ArticleHow to Respond to the “Health Care Freedom” Propaganda Campaign
By Marvin Malek, MD Vermonters are now being subjected to the most intense, well-funded propaganda campaign I have ever seen in Vermont. Beginning in January of this year, the group, Vermonters for...
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A Tale of Four Countries—and the Lessons They Provide for Vermont Health Care...
by Ethan Parke Single payer advocates and critics alike usually turn to Canada to see an example of what Vermont might look like if we are ever successful instituting a universal health care system in...
View ArticleStick with Act 48; no contingency plans needed
On March 30th we asked our supporters to encourage key elected official to stick with Act 48, Vermont’s road map to a single payer health care plan. In less than 24 hours over 100 people had sent in...
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A single-payer healthcare system? I’m all for it!
We wanted to share Felix’s story and observations of different healthcare systems around the world. It is long but well worth the read! Thanks, Felix. Felix and his wife in Vermont. My name is Felix, I...
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Obstacle #1 to health care for all Vermonters: FUD
By: Charles Gregory, Springfield (Charles is a single payer and Act 48 supporter) The most effective tactic opponents of good health care have is FUD-flinging: Casting fear, uncertainty and doubt about...
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