VAHHS Update
Green Mountain Care Board trims hospital requests for increases to 2025 budget, service charges
A key Vermont health care regulator reduced hospital budgets by millions of dollars for the 2025 fiscal year, setting out financial guardrails for how the facilities can operate over the next 12 months.
VPQHC to launch the Vermont Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Care Collaborative & Innovation Network
National data indicate that half of women and 1 in 3 men experience contact sexual violence in their lifetimes.
Bennington facility to care for those with challenging needs
The former Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center off Dewey Street was officially sold Wednesday and is now part of the iCare Health Network.
Welch introduces 340B PATIENTS Act to lower prescription drug costs for health care providers
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today introduced the bicameral 340B Pharmaceutical Access To Invest in Essential, Needed Treatments & Support (PATIENTS) Act.
Green Mountain Care Board releases annual review of 2025 budget submissions
The Green Mountain Care Board has reached a conclusion in their budget review for fiscal year 2025.
US faces maternity care crisis, report warns. Here's Why
The United States is facing an ongoing maternity health crisis in which 1 in every 3 counties does not have a single obstetric clinician, affecting women’s access to care, according to a new report.
Vt. man accused of attacking pregnant nurse at hospital
A man is facing several charges after he allegedly attacked a pregnant nurse during a visit to a hospital in Berlin, Vermont, on Friday.
Hospital celebrates completion of major emergency department renovation projects
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) held a ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday to mark completion of the three-year renovation and construction project of the Kendall Emergency Department.
Vt. woman finds local kidney donor
One Vermonter’s call for a kidney was answered by an unlikely donor. As many patients know, the wait for an organ can be long, and even deadly. But for Brandi Jagemann, good news came early.
EEE has come to Vermont. Here’s what you need to know about this mosquito-based virus.
A blood-sucking creature that comes at dusk is frightening Vermonters this summer. No, it’s not a vampire. It’s Culiseta melanura — one mosquito species responsible for spreading the eastern equine encephalitis virus, a rare and sometimes fatal disease.
UVM Medical Center gets national accreditation for its pulmonary hypertension program (Copy)
Health insurance prices in Vermont are high — and getting higher.
Average premium prices for individual marketplace plans in Vermont are among the highest in the country, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Whooping cough makes return to Vermont after pandemic hiatus
Reported cases of whooping cough are becoming more common across Vermont after remaining low for the past five years, according to a Vermont Department of Health official.
VDH: COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths all increase
For the week ending August 17, the Vermont Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in Vermont continues to grow, hospitalizations are up and COVID-related deaths in August already are more than the last four months combined. COVID fatalities increased by 9 in the last week and are at 1,177 since the beginning of the pandemic over four years ago.
Burlington, Colchester included in list of high-risk EEE communities
Vermont health officials issued a warning Wednesday recommending people in certain towns avoid evening outdoor time to stay safe from triple e.
Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare but serious disease spread by infected mosquitos.
UVM Medical Center gets national accreditation for its pulmonary hypertension program
The University of Vermont Medical Center has received national accreditation for its Pulmonary Hypertension Care Center, which treats patients who suffer from a collection of "rare, progressive and deadly heart-and-lung related conditions," according to a press release.
Medicare prescription drug price negotiation closely watched in Vermont
Vermont's Health Care Advocate says a decision by the federal government to negotiate Medicare drug prices with pharmaceutical companies could help reduce health insurance premiums.
Hefty health insurance increases hit Vermonters for third year in a row
Come November, when more than 70,000 Vermonters are expected to get health insurance through the state marketplace, they’ll find the sticker prices for those plans are a lot more expensive.
Phil Scott taps Washington, DC, health care administrator to lead Department of Vermont Health Access
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has appointed DaShawn Groves, a health care administrator in Washington, D.C., to lead the Department of Vermont Health Access, the agency that runs Vermont’s Medicaid program and health insurance marketplace.
Green Mountain Care Board approves double-digit increase in health insurance premiums for third year in a row
For the third year in a row, the Green Mountain Care Board has approved double-digit increases in the cost of annual premiums for individual Vermonters and small organizations who purchase their health insurance plans on Vermont Health Connect.
‘A Revolution in Health Care’: Food as a foundation of wellbeing
As health care organizations across the country struggle to integrate nutrition-based practices into clinical services, or choose to forego the effort entirely