While the policy committees keep up their quick pace, the appropriations committees received further detail on the budget last week.

More and more health care facilities across Vermont are putting a bigger focus on mental health care accessibility.

Vermont health officials earlier this month released the results of a report on how the state’s EMS system is working.

Last year, the Green Mountain Care Board flexed a newfound muscle.

Key players in Vermont's health care system are at odds over new proposed legislation. It would create sweeping changes to how health care is handled and regulated.

For our hospitals, the core mission is simple: preserving and increasing equitable access to quality care in rural Vermont. Meeting this mission is the tricky part.

Dear reader, apologies in advance, but this session is going to be short on intros and long on substance. Hope you’re ready to dive in for week 4’s recap:

The UVM Health Network suffers from a sustainability problem, according to its CEO, Sunny Eappen.

Is a program designed to alleviate Vermont’s nursing shortage taking a toll on regulators’ budget? Vermont’s interstate nursing licensure compact allows nurses and LPNs to practice across state lines, with the aim of bolstering the workforce.

Ultrasounds can be an important tool to address a variety of patients’ needs. But not all hospital employees are trained to use them. Now, officials at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury are working to address that gap in care.

We’re learning more about the state’s efforts to attract more health care workers to fill a staffing shortage at local hospitals and health centers.

Emergency medical service providers across Vermont are pleading with lawmakers to rescue a system they say is “in crisis.”

Dozens of Vermonters wait years for kidneys, a process that’s only gotten lengthier. According to the University of Vermont Medical Center, patients on average wait at least two to three years to get a kidney transplant, and in some instances, up to seven years.

The American Red Cross announced that it is experiencing the lowest number of people giving blood in the last 20 years, in what the organization says is an emergency shortage.

Although it was only the third week of the session, last week was a whirlwind. Let’s jump right in!

Since 2020, Vermont lawmakers have been trying to ban the sale of flavored tobacco.

Vermont health officials say they are seeing an uptick in respiratory illnesses including COVID.

As you'll note from our legislative report, the 2024 session is already in full swing. As is traditional, the governor kicked it off with his State of the State address, which he delivered to a joint session of the Senate and House.