Health Care

Insurance companies will no longer cover certain weight-loss drugs and are expected to save millions on hospital-administered drugs.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital cut six positions earlier this summer. About a dozen people showed up Friday morning to urge hospital leaders to avoid additional layoffs.

The state’s hospitals are requesting to increase the prices they charge commercial insurers by less than 3% next year, with the exception of Copley Hospital.

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury will close its occupational medicine office in October. It's the latest provider in the state to announce service closures in an effort to cut health care costs.

Vermont lawmakers heard contradictory testimony Thursday as they begin the process of determining what role state government will play in addressing federal cuts to key human services programs.

MVP Health Care proposed raising rates on Vermont Health Connect by just under 3%. Proposed increases from BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont are much higher — about 15% for individuals and 7% for small businesses.

The hospital system will cut nearly 80 positions across finance, information technology and human resources as part of a plan to save over $180 million by the end of next year.

The "Big, Beautiful Bill" effectively bars health centers in the region from receiving Medicaid payments for any medical services. They are treating those patients for free.

At a rare in-person press conference in Burlington Monday morning, Sanders said his office estimates that 45,000 Vermonters will lose health coverage as a result of Medicaid cuts in the "Big Beautiful Bill" approved by Congress earlier this month.

Department of Health leaders previously expected to lose $1.1 million in federal funding to curb tobacco use. Now, they think the funding will come through.