We’re officially in the second half of the session. Anything that didn’t get passed out of its committee of jurisdiction is dead… unless it’s a money bill; or dispensation is requested; or it is turned into a committee bill; or it gets tacked on to a different bill.

According to media reports, more than 40,000 graduating medical students found out where there will spend the next several years in medical residency and training on what is appropriately referred to as “Match Day” this past week.

After the pandemic flipped the healthcare industry on its back, Northwestern Medical Center is picking up the pieces.

Elizabeth Smith, a stay-at-home mom of six in southern Vermont, recently re-enrolled in school when the Community College of Vermont made an offer she couldn't refuse: $3,500 a semester deposited in her bank account, no strings attached.

The University of Vermont’s graduating medical students are among a record-breaking 43,000* future physicians participating in the National Resident Matching Program’s (NRMP) 2023 Main Residency Match, the results of which will be revealed on Match Day on Friday, March 17.

Industries are figuring out what to do with artificial intelligence and now that includes the medical field.

In a preliminary vote on Thursday, the Vermont Senate advanced a sweeping bill that seeks to further strengthen the state’s existing protections to reproductive health care access, including abortion and gender-affirming care.

More than 40,000 graduating medical students learned Friday where they will spend the next three to seven years of their medical training.

Dozens of primary care practices are likely to receive all or close to all of the accountable care organization funds they anticipated in 2023, two recent developments suggest.

Dr. Sunny Eappen arrived in Burlington last November, from a top position at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston.

The Green Mountain Care Board continues to wrestle with how to handle funds held by the University of Vermont Health Network earmarked for increasing inpatient psychiatric care.

North Country Hospital has announced the appointment of Tom Frank as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 17, 2023.

Vermonters losing health insurance coverage because UnitedHealthcare canceled its contract with the University of Vermont Health Network are protected by a federal law

… and, we’re back! Things were quiet last week without legislators in town, but this week will be a flurry of activity as committees try to make Friday’s crossover deadline

VAHHS will continue to push for solutions alongside our partners for as long as it takes. Our communities deserve the best care we can possibly deliver and that is what we are striving to achieve.

Happy Town Meeting Week! You may see your local legislator out in the wild at the grocery store or the transfer station. If you do, feel free to share the VAHHS Advocacy Agenda. Next week will be crossover week, where non-money bills must be voted out of committees or else remain on the wall until next year. Stay tuned!

Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is offering two sessions of their popular MedQuest Program this summer at Rutland Regional Medical Center, Springfield Hospital, and North Star Health.

More than 13,000 Vermonters have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, and for every patient, there are twice as many friends or family members providing care. This hour, we'll talk about Alzheimer's and dementia with a UVM neurologist. We'll also hear from an advocate discussing help for patients, caregivers and families.

An innovative cancer treatment that uses a patient’s own immune system to attack the disease is now available for patients in Vermont and northern New York for the first time.