Health Care

We share a recent episode of Brave Little State that explores Vermont's low fertility rate.

Vermont hospitals currently have the highest markups for drug prices in the country. Under the new law, drug prices at Vermont hospitals would be the lowest in the country.

A program that paid for staff to support mental health and substance use disorders at primary care offices throughout the state will soon run out of money. Funding to keep the program going was not included in this year’s state budget.

The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential, including bird flu.

They cover topics ranging from vaccines and long COVID, to breast and pelvic exams, to advanced directives and patient rights.

Agency leaders said they intend to remove supplemental fluoride from the market by the end of October.

Federal officials unveiled a rigorous regulatory approach to future COVID vaccines that could make it harder for many people under 65 to get immunized.

State death certificates show that 183 people died from opioid-related overdoses last year, down from a peak of nearly 250 deaths during the pandemic.

Former Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith was recently asked to lead a review of cost effectiveness of many programs at the University of Vermont Health Network. He told Vermont Public that the network’s administrative costs was one area he planned to look into.

The president issued an executive order that mirrors the language of a bipartisan bill that would prohibit pharmaceutical companies from selling drugs in the U.S. at prices higher than the international average.