Vermont Association of
Hospitals and Health Systems

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer for men and women in Vermont, and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the state, said Dr. Randy Holcombe, the director of the University of Vermont Cancer Center and an expert in colorectal cancer.

Health care providers have rallied behind legislation that would limit how insurers could respond to orders and claims submitted by clinicians. But insurance companies say the bill would significantly drive up the cost of premiums. For weeks, health care providers have been telling lawmakers horror stories about dealing with insurance companies.

Nearly 3 in 10 Americans lack access to primary medical care, which is essential to detecting chronic health problems in early, treatable stages, if not preventing them altogether. Caring for the millions who have chronic diseases already accounts for 90 percent of the nation's $4 trillion in annual health-care costs. Dramatic increases that lie ahead in the population past the age of 50 will bring new demands.

Vermont's health care providers have taken aim at health insurance companies, targeting excessive bureaucracy, and the practice of requiring prior authorization for needed procedures and drugs, as compromising patient care and increasing costs, even though prior authorization is intended to lower costs by preventing unnecessary or misguided care.

A group of health care advocates on Wednesday urged the Vermont Senate to support legislation that is designed to reduce administrative burdens for providers.

Traumatic brain injuries often can’t be seen. Beneath the surface, survivors can struggle with mental health, cognitive function, and physical disabilities. Amy Kemp, a TBI survivor in St. Albans, says her injury causes symptoms that have made working and living independently nearly impossible.

Gifford Health Care is spotlighting team members who live, work and deliver health care in rural Vermont, as part of its “Redefining Rural” video series. Gifford is a federally qualified health center with a critical access hospital in Randolph, Vt., and a network of community health centers throughout central Vermont and the Upper Valley.

Vermont is looking to revamp how we pay for health care.

UVM Health Network has launched two new nursing programs with Norwich University and Vermont State University.

Journey to Recovery, an addiction recovery center in the Northeast Kingdom, refers two people a week to inpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder.

Police say an assault at a Vermont hospital injured medical workers and a Vermont state trooper.

The public's massive enthusiasm for the upcoming total solar eclipse may only be matched by the anxiety felt by hundreds of hospitals in the path of totality.