Health Care

Most older Americans want to remain in their own homes as they age, but many say they’re not sure if they can find caregivers. Enter: an app where people can hire help for everyday, non-medical tasks.

With a key legislative deadline looming, lawmakers raced to get key policy bills out of committees this week.

Members of the Green Mountain Care Board are at work on guidance that would tell hospitals to charge private insurers 1% less in 2027 than they are this year.

The GOP leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to Gov. Phil Scott earlier this week to demand a raft of information about Vermont’s efforts to protect its Medicaid program from fraud, waste and abuse.

For the first time since 2020, Vermont’s largest insurer did not lose money.

Private equity has established a much more significant footprint in Vermont's health care landscape than was previously widely known. That’s injected new urgency into the regulatory conversation in Montpelier — but also complicated it.

The state tests sewage from treatment facilities in six Vermont communities several times a week to monitor for certain diseases. This is the first time measles has been detected through the program, which began testing for the virus last summer.

Medical aid in dying has been legal in Vermont since 2013, and was expanded to include out-of-state residents in 2023. We look at the numbers.

Hospital staff called police to eject a 60-year-old cancer patient who wouldn't leave. He was back within hours — in an ambulance.

The Green Mountain State has long prioritized consumer protection and quality care in its health policy. That’s resulted in much better, more comprehensive coverage — if you can afford the exorbitant insurance premiums.