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Author Archives: Liora Engel-Smith

Liora Engel-Smith covers health care for VTDigger. She previously covered rural health at NC Health News in North Carolina and the Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire. She also had been at the Muscatine Journal in rural Iowa. Engel-Smith has master's degrees in public health from Drexel University and journalism from Temple University. Before moving to journalism, she was a scientist who briefly worked in the pharmaceutical industry.

A bottle of pills falls onto a green tabletop.
Posted inHealth

Senate grafts costly prescription drugs amendment onto House pharmacy bill

by Liora Engel-Smith April 25, 2022, 6:38 pmNovember 4, 2024, 11:59 pm
Chairman Kevin Mullin, center, and the Green Mountain Care Board listen to discussion on the challenges faced by rural hospitals in Montpelier on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Posted inHealth

House lawmakers soften Senate proposal for tighter regulations on hospitals

by Liora Engel-Smith April 21, 2022, 6:01 pmApril 21, 2022, 6:31 pm
Posted inHealth

After major budget shortfall projection, UVM Health Network suspends adolescent mental health unit project

by Liora Engel-Smith April 18, 2022, 5:25 pmApril 18, 2022, 5:25 pm
University of Vermont Medical Center
Posted inHealth

UVM Medical Center to begin negotiating with newly formed medical residents union

by Liora Engel-Smith April 15, 2022, 1:42 pmApril 15, 2022, 1:42 pm
Posted inHealth

Millions in government aid kept Vermont hospitals afloat through the pandemic

by Liora Engel-Smith April 14, 2022, 9:10 amApril 14, 2022, 9:11 am
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Who’s next?

by Riley Robinson, Sarah Mearhoff and Liora Engel-Smith April 13, 2022, 8:37 pmSeptember 12, 2024, 12:36 am
Posted inHealth

UVM Medical Center reopens most operating rooms following flooding incident

by Liora Engel-Smith April 8, 2022, 11:19 amApril 10, 2022, 1:04 pm
Posted inHealth

Vermont regulators OK modest price hike for Burlington and Berlin hospitals but deny steeper increase

by Liora Engel-Smith April 8, 2022, 10:33 amApril 8, 2022, 1:51 pm
Kevin Mullin
Posted inHealth

Green Mountain Care Board chair announces he’s retiring 

by Liora Engel-Smith April 6, 2022, 2:27 pmApril 6, 2022, 8:28 pm
Posted inHealth

Burst pipe delays close to 50 surgeries at UVM Medical Center

by Liora Engel-Smith April 4, 2022, 11:11 amApril 8, 2022, 9:34 am
Posted inHealth

Rutland Hospital is short $7.6 million this year, and its request for higher service charges has been rejected. Now what?

by Liora Engel-Smith April 3, 2022, 9:19 amApril 3, 2022, 9:20 am
Posted inHealth

Citing pandemic and inflation, largest hospital operator in Vermont pleads for higher charges

by Liora Engel-Smith March 30, 2022, 5:11 pmMarch 30, 2022, 5:11 pm
Rutland Regional Medical Center entrance
Posted inHealth

Regulators reject Rutland hospital’s request for higher service charges

by Liora Engel-Smith March 30, 2022, 10:41 amMarch 30, 2022, 1:59 pm
Posted inHealth

Health insurance price hikes could have a huge impact on Vermont small businesses

by Liora Engel-Smith March 29, 2022, 5:29 pmMarch 29, 2022, 5:29 pm

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