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Babies born 5/29 receive $100 in a VT529 education savings account from VSAC and Vermont hospitals

There’s no doubt that the to-do list is long for parents of newborns. Recognizing that those first days are busy, and it’s never too early to start saving for education and training after high school, new parents Alex and Kristina Umbhau decided to open a VT529 savings account before their baby was even born!

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Federal grant will support ongoing workforce development and training efforts at CVMC

Training programs crucial to workforce development efforts and needs at UVM Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center will soon be expanding following approval of a $735,000 federal grant. Vermont Senator Peter Welch helped secure the funding last year as a then-member of the U.S. House of Representatives through Congressionally Directed Spending.

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New American Medical Association president says "we have a health care system in crisis"

Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld — an anesthesiologist, Navy veteran and father — made history this week when he was inaugurated as the new president of the American Medical Association, becoming the first openly gay leader of the nation's largest group of physicians and medical students.

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UVM Health Network proposes $18 million program to address mental health crisis in Vermont

The University of Vermont Health Network wants to build a mental health urgent care clinic to take some of the heat off of its emergency departments, which often act as de facto shelters for patients suffering mental health crises.

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