Sen. Ginny Lyons: Vermont is taking steps to align, coordinate health care system
The Other Place
Building accessible, affordable, quality health care for Vermonters is an overdue work in progress. Regardless of mixed results of past major reform efforts, Vermont’s goals to improve population health, advance health equity by reducing disparities in health outcomes and curb health care cost growth are possible.
It is possible to build a system available to all Vermonters regardless of where they work. In fact, Vermont is recognized nationally for being well ahead of other states because of continued efforts at reform and innovation. The future of the state’s health care landscape is one of system alignment — building continuity within the system of care — integration of social and medical services, improved payment systems, alignment of public and private insurance clinical data and reduction of administrative burden on medical professionals and patients.