A decade ago Northwestern Medical Center had 360 days cash on hand, the most of any hospital in Vermont. NMC also routinely proposed the smallest rate increase of all the state’s 14 hospitals.

BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont is seeking to raise health insurance premiums by an additional 4.3% next year, further increasing a request for already near-record-high rate hikes.

Federal officials have selected Vermont as one of three states to participate in the AHEAD program, a new health care reform initiative, the state announced Tuesday.

More Vermonters should have access to free or discounted health care at hospitals and other large health care facilities under a law that went into effect Monday.

Mental health care is not always easily accessible living in rural parts of our region. That’s why places like the Brattleboro Retreat are offering more therapy alternatives online.

Last week’s heat wave saw the most heat-related emergency room visits of any Vermont heat wave in the past six years.

While a shortage of the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin has improved in the United States, some of the nation's largest cancer centers now report additional concerns related to drug shortages, a new report finds.

Vermont health regulators are gathering public input next month on options to revitalize the state’s health system.

A Newport woman faces charges after police say she harassed patients and assaulted a nurse at North Country Hospital early Wednesday.

This week, Central Vermont Medical Center announced plans to add new security measures, including metal detectors at its emergency department entrance.

University of Vermont Cancer Center officials say a promising treatment for blood cancer launched last year appears to be saving lives.

Bruce Hamory, a medical doctor and consultant with the firm Oliver Wyman, had one key message for state officials on Wednesday: Vermont’s health care system needs to change, and quickly.

As I have mentioned on more than one occasion, here in this column and through my public comment to the GMCB, Vermont’s non-profit hospitals evaluate policies and ideas through the lens of the following principles: equitable access to high-quality care; stabilization for hospitals; promotion of a strong care ecosystem outside the hospital, and predictability.

When John Campbell, a former Vermont state senator and president pro tempore, learned about his prostate cancer diagnosis, he immediately began worrying about how his life would be upended.

Thousands of veterans across Vermont could see an expansion of health care services in the coming years under a bill signed into law by Gov. Phil Scott earlier this month.

More than 36 percent of Vermont adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression in February 2021, according to a snapshot from the National Alliance of Mental Health.

Vermont corrections officials are ramping up efforts to get addiction recovery coaches in more prisons. It comes as data shows 70% of inmates in Vermont are battling addiction.

Summer is right around the corner, and for many Vermonters, that means heading to some of the most idyllic spots in the state to enjoy all the season has to offer.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a raft of bills Thursday, codifying legislation that will make changes to various areas of state government and policy.