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Tag: Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

A man in a suit and tie sits attentively at a conference table with other individuals blurred in the foreground and background.
Posted inHealth

Financial struggles have pushed Vermontโ€™s largest health insurer to the brink

by Peter D'Auria May 7, 2025, 1:34 pmJune 6, 2025, 11:34 am
A man in a suit sits at a table in a meeting room with papers and office supplies. A painting hangs on the wall behind him.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont Senate approves 2026 budget proposal, but legislators expect to cut spending further amid Gov. Phil Scottโ€™s criticism

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson May 1, 2025, 6:40 pmMay 1, 2025, 6:40 pm
A hospital bed with rumpled sheets in a small, simple room with beige walls, a window, a toilet, and a door slightly ajar.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: A โ€˜glimmer of hopeโ€™ in Vermont prison health care

by Peter D'Auria January 17, 2025, 6:30 pmJanuary 17, 2025, 5:56 pm
A man and woman sitting at a table in front of a computer.
Posted inHealth

In wake of landmark hospital report, Vermont lawmakers look toward health care reforms

by Peter D'Auria December 10, 2024, 5:49 pmDecember 11, 2024, 2:07 pm
Two side-by-side photos of women.
Posted inHealth

Wide-ranging health care bill sparks tension in Senate committee before key legislative deadline

by Peter D'Auria March 14, 2024, 7:21 pmMarch 14, 2024, 7:22 pm
A collage of images: an orange SPF 30 sunscreen bottle, the golden dome of the Vermont Statehouse, Sen. Ginny Lyons, a pile of colorful books with an apple on top and five children holding hands.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Lawmakers look to remove barrier to using sunscreen at school

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Babette Stolk, Sarah Mearhoff and Shaun Robinson February 23, 2024, 6:32 pmNovember 5, 2024, 12:09 am
Posted inOpinion

Dr. Dorothy Brodmann: Focusing the lens on expanded optometric scope

by Opinion February 14, 2024, 8:01 amNovember 5, 2024, 12:08 am
A woman sitting at a table with papers in front of her.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Will this be the year Vermont bans flavored tobacco sales?

by Peter D'Auria January 16, 2024, 6:09 pmNovember 5, 2024, 12:06 am
Posted inHealth

Vermont poised to expand aid-in-dying law to non-residents

by Kristen Fountain April 18, 2023, 3:35 pmNovember 5, 2024, 12:00 am
Posted inHealth

Drug-checking gets new legislative life

by Kristen Fountain April 16, 2023, 1:06 pmOctober 20, 2024, 11:22 am
Posted inHealth

Senate bill would expand aid-in-dying to those living outside Vermont

by Kristen Fountain February 5, 2023, 12:02 pmMay 10, 2024, 2:27 pm
Posted inHealth

Health care providers seek legislative action to curb workplace violence

by Kristen Fountain February 2, 2023, 6:09 pmMay 1, 2024, 2:42 pm
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
Exterior view of a multi-story hospital building with cars parked in the lot and an emergency entrance visible.
Posted inHealth

State report on wait times quantifies patient experiences but offers no path forward

by Liora Engel-Smith February 27, 2022, 7:57 amNovember 4, 2024, 11:58 pm

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