When the Legislature passed a bill last year saying that births overseen by midwives should be covered by health insurance, it didn’t quite work. Insurance companies wouldn’t cover them unless they were in-network, and wouldn’t let them be in-network u... »
In effect, sugar-sweetened beverages are government-subsidized. That’s what helps make them so cheap.VTDigger »
A rising rate of unvaccinated children, Chen said, could put others at risk. The more children who are not vaccinated the greater the potential for an outbreak of a disease like measles.VTDigger »
Ex-smokers and others trying to quit or reduce their cancer-stick consumption are burning mad over a new bill in the Vermont Legislature. H.747, introduced by Rep. Bill Frank (D-Underhill), would classify electronic cigarettes as "tobacco substitutes" ... »
The annual report also outlines the board’s estimated expenditures, which total around $2.1 million for 2012 and nearly $2.5 million for 2013.VTDigger »
According to officials from Fletcher Allen Health Care, the drawdown of federal funds will help increase Medicaid’s chronic underpayments to the hospital. VTDigger »
“The governor believes in raising taxes on the wealthy,” Spaulding said, but Gov. Peter Shumlin is not ready to do so at the state level.VTDigger »
