The home for Vermont Public's coverage of health care issues affecting the state of Vermont.
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Federal funding for a program that supports mental health programs for first responders is running out, and the state will ask lawmakers next year to continue supporting the programs.
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Increased staff at Community Health in Rutland will help get more care to Vermonters in Rutland and Addison counties.
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Pharmacies in Vermont are now allowed to give COVID-19 shots to kids ages 3 and older. And Vermont Medicaid, also called Doctor Dynasaur, will cover the cost of the vaccines at pharmacies.
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Over the next few weeks, vaccination clinics are offering COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines to provide better access for Vermonters.
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iCare Health Network, a Connecticut-based company, was chosen by state officials to provide care for individuals turned away by existing long-term care facilities.
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Vermont Center for Independent Living wants the state to reboot the program, but the state says there isn't federal funding for it.
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According to the Vermont Department of Health, there aren't enough doses of the new COVID-19 booster vaccine, which was made available in late September, due to distribution issues.
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The union says the lack of secure residential beds for traumatized and sometimes violent youth is a "public safety crisis."
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Seven Days published "The Loss of Grace" Wednesday, a 16-page special report investigating violence at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center.
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VTDigger's health reporter explains the new relationship between the Berlin, Vt.-based private health insurance company and a larger subsidiary in Michigan.