Health Care

Call to End Vermont's OneCare Affiliation and Shift Resources to Basic Health Care Needs 10/01/2020

Dr. Deb Richter speaks on behalf of five nonprofit organizations that issued a joint statement demanding that the Scott administration end the State’s affiliation with OneCare Vermont, the accountable care organization (ACO) that now handles much of the money used to pay for Vermonters’ health care.

The State has an agreement with the federal government that has put OneCare—a for-profit company—in control of Vermont’s health care system. The five groups asked that the state either immediately cancel that agreement, or at the very least, let the agreement expire in 2022 without renewal.

The statement cites OneCare’s cost overruns, meaningless quality measures, and lack of any strategy to improve access to health care as reasons for the state to end its affiliation with OneCare Vermont.

The five organizations are Justice for All, VT; League of Women Voters of Vermont; Physicians for a National Health Program, Vermont Chapter; Vermont Health Care for All and Vermont Workers’ Center.

Health Care Town Hall with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal 04/13/2019

Along with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rights And Democracy is joined by Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, State Rep. Brian Cina, Rights & Democracy leaders, and other special guests for a discussion about:

- Medicare For All
- Defending the attacks on the Affordable Care Act here at home in Vermont
- The future of establishing universal health care in our country

A Visit With: Cathy Mullen of Montreal Stylze - Free Haircuts 12/15/2017

"A Visit With" catches up with Cathy Mullen, proprietor of Montreal Stylze about her holiday offer of free haircuts for those in need on Monday, December 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Produced by Margaret Harrington.

Rare New England Conference 2017: Patient- and Family-Centered Care - Improving Care through Mutually Beneficial Partnerships 09/23/2017

Presented as part of the Rare New England Conference held on 9/23/17 in Burlington, Vermont. Workshop presenter is Amy Cohen, PhD, BCBA, CLSSGB, PMP Patient- and Family-Centered Care Program Manager.

Rare New England Conference 2017: Patient Story - How a Newborn Screening Saved Our Son's Life 09/23/2017

Presented as part of the Rare New England Conference held on 9/23/17 in Burlington, Vermont. Presented by Allison Wood.

Rare New England Conference 2017: Vermont Family Network - Family-to-Family Support, Information, and Connections 09/23/2017

Presented as part of the Rare New England Conference held on 9/23/17 in Burlington, Vermont. Workshop presenters are Joanne Wechsler and Connie Simendinger, Vermont Family Network.

Rare New England Conference 2017: How to Navigate the Insurance World When You Have a Rare Disease 09/23/2017

Presented as part of the Rare New England Conference held on 9/23/17 in Burlington Vermont. Workshop presenter is Betty Morse, Health Services Training & Technical Assistance Specialist, Children with Special Health Needs (CSHN), Vermont Department of Health.

Rare New England Conference 2017: Promoting Better Life Quality with Helpful Resources 09/23/2017

Presented as part of the Rare New England Conference held on 9/23/17 in Burlington, Vermont. Workshop panel includes representatives from Panel, Angel Flights, Vermont Therapy Dogs, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

Rare New England Conference 2017: Managing a Complex Disease in a Complex Health Care System 09/23/2017

Presented as part of the Rare New England Conference held on 9/23/17 in Burlington, Vermont. Workshop presenter is Mark Korson, MD, Genetic Metabolic Center for Education, Rare New England Board of Directors.

Green Mountain Care Board - 2018 Hospital Budget Hearings 08/22/2017

Representatives from University of Vermont Medical Center, Central Vermont Medical Center, Porter Medical Center in Middlebury, and Northwestern Medical Center in Saint Albans make presentations for their requested hospital budgets for the upcoming fiscal year to the State of Vermont's Green Mountain Care Board, with additional input from members of the public.

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