VAHHS Update
Read VAHHS Update Archived Issues
September
September 13: Vermont's Value-Based Health Care System Shows Progress
August
August 30: Hospitals Submit Thoughtful Budgets in Trying Times
August 23: VAHHS Urges Support for Hospital Budgets
August 16: COVID-19 hospital safety measures are not letting up
August 2: Vermont is not letting up
July
July 26: Cases tick up in Vermont but still trend low compared to the US
July 12: Annual Meeting Registration Open!
July 5: VAHHS Update 7/6: Forward Together
June
June 14: A glimpse of normalcy
June 7: Legislative Wrap-Up 2021
May
May 17: Legislative Session Begins Wrapping Up
May 10: The Superhero in My Life
April
April 26: Children in Mental Health Crisis
April 19: Digging for Resilience and Vigilance
April 12: Vaccinating Vermont—So much progress, but still more work to do
April 5: Make or Break Week at the Legislature
March
March 22: Schedule set for all adult vaccinations
March 15: Health Care Heroes: one year of pandemic perseverance
March 1: Mental Health During a Pandemic
February
February 22: Tough Times, Signs of Strength.
February 15: Regulation During a Pandemic
February 8: More Vermont Collaboration During COVID-19
February 1: Governor Scott's Budget
January
January 25: The Way Through the Storm
January 19: The First Phase of Vaccines Nearly Complete
December
December 28: A hopeful Future Ahead
December 21: Hope for the Holidays
December 14: Vaccine Comes to Vermont
December 7: Reject Blame and Frustration and Be Kind
November
November 9: Vermont Election 2020
October
October 26: Dealing with Pandemic Fatigue
October 19: Don't Forget Your Flu Shot
October 12: Levine on COVID Response, Disparities Among BIPOC
October 5: Avila on achieving equity in health care
September
September 28: Looking forward to first steps toward equity in health care
September 21: This Week is "Achieving Equity in Health Care: A VAHHS Annual Meeting"
September 14: Looking forward to Annual Meeting
August
August 24: Health Care Costs and Other News
August 17: Budget Hearings and Other News
August 10: Preparing for Budget Hearings
August 3: Support for Vermont Hospital Budgets
July
July 27: Covid Reporting Rules, Masks and Other Health Care News
July 20: State relief for health care, COVID-19 stories and other Vermont health care news
July 13: Health Care News in Vermont
July 6: Vermont News About Health Care
June
June 29: We cannot let our guard down
June 22: Health care provider stabilization
June 15: Coronavirus Relief Funds in the Legislature
June 8: Hope for fighting racial injustice
June 1: $1.25 Billion Relief Fund
May
May 25: Resuming Non-urgent Care
May 18: Legislature Still Busy, VT Shows Low COVID-19 Growth Rate
May 11: Time to Get the Care You Postponed
May 4: The Importance of Caring for Health During COVID-19
April
April 27: How hospitals working together will get us through this
April 20: The Latest on Vermont's Response to COVID-19
April 6: Today on the COVID-19 Front
March 2020
March 30, 2020: State and federal agencies flex requirements to help workers respond to coronavirus
March 23, 2020: From the Front Lines of COVID-19
March 16: CEO Jeff Tieman on COVID-19
March 9, 2020: COVID-19 Update
March 2, 2020: Minimum Wage Passes
February 2020
VAHHS Update 2/24/20: Working with Smart Colleagues at the State House
VAHHS Update 2/10: A busy week at the State House
VAHHS Update 2/3: Discussing Early Wins with Vermont's All-Payer Model
January 2020
January 27: A Healthier State House, Minimum Wage and Leave Bills Pass
January 20: Health Care Committees Dig in.
January 13: A New Legislative Session
January 6: A Happy and Healthy New Year!
December 2019
December 30: News from Vermont's Health Care System
December 23: The Giving Season
December 16: Surprise Billing, Prescription Drugs, Transparency
December 9: A new mental health payment waiver plus news about health care in our state
December 2, 2019: Tracy Dolan at our 2019 Annual Meeting, plus Vermont health care news
November 2019
November 25, 2019: Lessons Learned By a Frightened Dad
November 18, 2019: A story about trying something new and health care news
November 4, 2019: Addressing Vermont's Health Care Labor Force
October 2019
October 28: A message from OneCare, Crisis Standards of Care and news from around the region
October 21: At Northwestern with the Green Mountain Care Board
October 14: A Conversation with Congressman Peter Welch on the Nursing Shortage
October 7: Telling Stories to Change The Story
September 2019
September 30: A Conversation with Obama's Favorite Nun
September 23: Helping Those in Need, Addressing Financial Concerns and More
September 16: The Power of Storytelling and the Latest News
September 9: Annual Meeting Just Days Away
