In November, OneCare Vermont (OCV), an accountable care organization dedicated to improving Vermont’s healthcare system, announced that it would wind down its operations at the conclusion of 2025. 

Vermont lawmakers will soon return to Montpelier for the new legislative biennium. The top priority will be tackling two interconnected crises: the cost of education and the cost of health care. Our Calvin Cutler lays out the problem and the potential solutions.

The Green Mountain Care Board released a comprehensive report in September aimed at transforming the state’s healthcare system. The report, prepared by the management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, has generated strong reactions from communities whose local hospitals were advised to restructure or reduce services.

Faced with high and rising health care costs, some Vermont policymakers are eyeing a new strategy to address the problem.

For likely the last time, state health care regulators at the Green Mountain Care Board on Wednesday approved the annual budget for OneCare Vermont, the accountable care organization that has been the linchpin of Vermont’s “all-payer” health care payment reform efforts since 2018.

Lamoille County practitioners and community members are pushing Copley Hospital to keep its birthing center open, reflecting anxiety about the state of community hospitals in the wake of a sobering health care report.

Earlier this year, a consultant issued a report recommending sweeping changes to the state’s health care system — proposals that ranged from building more housing to cutting certain services at specific hospitals. 

Lamoille Health Partners is facing a financial crisis, and the health care provider is turning to Copley Hospital for help.

Mikaela Shiffrin is recovering following a crash at this year's Stifel Killington World Cup, and the champion skier recently took some time to update her fans on her recovery.

By 2022, a majority (52%) of rural U.S. hospitals no longer had any maternity ward, compared to 36% of urban hospitals, according to a study from the University of Minnesota.

Join Andrew as he sits down with Tom Dee and Michael Del Trecco to discuss the latest updates and insights about the healthcare system in Southwest Vermont.

The fate of the St. Albans dialysis clinic is up in the air.

In November, the University of Vermont Health Network announced cuts to a broad range of patient services. There's a growing consensus that Vermont needs to make major changes to how people get health care in the state, as Vermonters pay among the very highest prices for health care in the country.

Law enforcement in Windham County have reported at least three cases involving assaults and threats against medical staff in southern Vermont Hospitals.

A Vermont woman will face a judge in the new year after allegedly assaulting a hospital security guard.

Grace Cottage Hospital was put under lockdown after a nurse was assaulted and property was damaged by a patient Wednesday morning. 

About 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas, but only 9 percent of physicians practice medicine there, leaving many rural residents desperate for health care.

More than three dozen Vermont lawmakers joined health workers Tuesday to raise concerns about $122 million in cuts by the state’s largest health care provider in response to a budget feud with state regulators.

Randolph-area community members turned out Tuesday night to discuss the future of Gifford Medical Center. It comes as a new report in September said it was among hospitals in the state that are not financially sustainable.

The University of Vermont Health Network announced plans Thursday for a sprawling series of health service cuts at its facilities, reductions that could impact how and where patients across Vermont could receive medical care.