By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger The state’s top health care regulator says insurance prices on Vermont Health Connect will remain steady for calendar year 2018, despite recent actions at the federal level. Kevin Mullin, chair of the Green Mountain Care Board, […]
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Female student: Norwich sought to silence her rape allegations
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger The woman who is suing Norwich University said the university tried to keep her from talking about the assault while university officials were investigating her case. She also said that her academic adviser and the university’s […]
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Unemployment rate falls slightly in July
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger Vermont’s economy added 1,700 jobs in July, causing the unemployment rate to fall from 3.2 percent to 3.1 percent. Just as it has been for several years, the state unemployment rate continues to be far lower than […]
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Raising the minimum wage?
Workers and businesses split By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger Workers say raising the minimum wage will help them spend money at local businesses, but local businesses say paying workers more will cause them to raise prices. Those were the competing messages […]
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Bill seeks information on why Vermonters take their lives
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger Ten members of the Vermont House have introduced a bill intended to get to the root of why people take their own lives. H.184 would require the Department of Mental Health to issue a report to […]
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2017 Legislative preview: Medicaid, mental health and Vermont Health Connect
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger When lawmakers begin the legislative session Wednesday, Jan. 4, they will be dealing with many of the perennial issues that stem from the ever-rising cost of health care. The Joint Fiscal Office projects that lower-than-expected Medicaid […]
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Vt. electors pick Clinton amid protests
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger Vermont’s three representatives to the Electoral College formally cast their votes Monday, Dec. 17, for Hillary Clinton to be president. Scores of protesters attended the event at the Statehouse. They oppose the nation’s Electoral College and […]
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Vermont lottery chief leaving for out-of-state job
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org The executive director of the Vermont Lottery will leave his post Oct. 14 to take a job in Chicago. Greg Smith has been running the Vermont Lottery, a state agency headquartered in Berlin, since the summer […]
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Company seeks to buy five Vermont nursing homes
Genesis Healthcare, Inc., currently owns two nursing facilities in Rutland: Mountain View and Rutland Center By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org A publicly traded holding company from Pennsylvania is seeking approval from state regulators to buy up five nursing homes in Bennington, […]
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Vermont ranks second in the U.S. for senior health
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org A national research foundation has ranked Vermont second in the nation for keeping senior citizens healthy in 2016. This is the fourth year in a row that the United Health Foundation’s “America’s Health Rankings” placed Vermont […]