Health Care

Vermont is among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.

Regulators and advocates alike say the insurer's request is a sign the state's efforts to get Vermont’s spiraling health care costs under control are bearing fruit. But they also emphasized the work ahead.

Under the settlement, announced Monday, the social service nonprofit has also promised to undergo reforms to better serve its clients who might pose a risk to themselves or others.

Regulators believe a little-known federal rule is costing some Vermonters on Medicare tens of millions of dollars a year.

Vermont is following in the footsteps of a small handful of states who have expanded prescribing authority, which is typically reserved for psychiatrists, in hopes of alleviating provider shortages.

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There have been significant advancements in treatments to help patients manage the disorder in recent years. But one form of the disease has proved the toughest to find therapies for.

A growing number of Vermont's primary care providers are shrinking their practices and charging membership fees. Concierge practices offer providers a break from burnout — but leave many patients behind.

The legislature is considering a bill to restrict the influence of private equity in medical settings, but some doctors say they are happy with this kind of ownership.

Last year, in the wake of controversial, patient-facing cuts at the University of Vermont Health network, lawmakers passed a new law. They said regulators would get to intervene if they didn’t think hospitals should shutter a service. But now, barely a year later, lawmakers are already second-guessing that decision.