healthcare

From Melinda Moulton:

Nicole Clegg CEO/President of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

From Vermont Worker's Center:

In 2022, the legislature passed Act 167 (of 2022) which called for healthcare delivery reform in the state of Vermont. A central part of this legislation is developing community- and data- informed options to transform Vermont’s healthcare system that improve access, affordability, quality, and sustainability.

Based on input from last fall’s community meetings and robust data analysis, it is time for a second round of community meetings held in person across the state to discuss the findings and options for health system transformation. 

For more information visit: www.gmcboard.vermont.gov/Act-167-Community-Meetings

From the Office of Senator Bernie Sanders:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), holds a roundtable discussion about the rising costs of health care in Vermont on Friday, May 31 at 2:00 p.m. in Burlington.

Friday’s meeting comes as BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont (BCBSVT) and MVP Health Plan, Inc. (MVP) – the only insurers that sell health plans on Vermont’s state marketplace – filed proposed rate increases for premiums in the coming year with the Green Mountain Care Board. If approved, the increases would be between 9 and 19 percent. The proposals, which are currently under review, would take effect in January 2025.

Guests include Don George, President and CEO of BCBSVT; Steve Leffler, President and COO of the University of Vermont Medical Center; Owen Foster, Chair of the Green Mountain Care Board; Gina Akley, President of Trow and Holden; and Jeff McKee, CEO of Community Health Centers of Burlington.

From Vermont Worker's Center:

Cuts to Medicaid, skyrocketing costs, denial of care — We’re all impacted by the growing crisis of for-profit healthcare.

The Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign is on tour this spring to hear from YOU. We’re organizing to take on the healthcare industry and its backers on Wall Street to make healthcare as a public good for all. 

For more information visit: https://workerscenter.org/2024springtour