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Residential care facilities in Vermont — struggling with staffing shortages and historically low Medicaid reimbursement rates — are closing at an alarming rate.
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Vermont Public recently did its own analysis of what residential and assistant living facilities are available in Vermont, how many beds they have, what they cost and how much Medicaid-funded care — if any — they provide.
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Since the latest vaccine became available in September, some Vermonters who want a vaccine haven’t been able to get one, especially people 65 and older, and families with young kids.
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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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The cold weather is returning, which means a lot of Vermonters are spending more time indoors. State health officials say the threat of COVID-19 remains quite low in the state. At the same time — there are indications that the current dominant strain of the virus is more contagious, with less severe symptoms than many previous strains.
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"It’s a good financial situation for them,” said tenant Sandy Harris. “But it would be sad to lose this for the seniors in this area.”
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At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we received a lot of public health guidance from the CDC, NIH and WHO. But another three-lettered group may’ve dwarfed their collective influence: BTS, the Korean pop band that has become a global sensation over the past few years.
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The program will deliver overdose kits including naloxone and fentanyl test strips.
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The reimbursements will total over $1.5 million, and comes after a two-year-long audit from the Department of Financial Regulation.
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Around the country, health care workers continue to grapple with their industry's massive carbon footprint. In Pittsburgh, doctors formed Clinicians for Climate Action to address the problem.