Health care facilities in Springfield, Brattleboro and Wells River will benefit from almost $3 million combined in federal pandemic relief funding.
When families of substance abusers can give no more
The conference is dedicated to Patty, who lovingly cared for her family member with use disorder and schizophrenia for decades, before she was overcome by anxiety and unrelenting depression.
Healthcare fraud prosecutor named chair of Green Mountain Care Board
The lawyer who pursued Big Pharma for the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been named chair of the State of Vermont’s health care industry regulator.
Hearing aids to by insured by 2024
Vermont insurers will cover hearing aids by 2024 – good news for the hard-of-hearing at increased risk of dementia, falls, and depression.
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Alburgh
West Nile virus has shown up in Vermont mosquitoes for the first time this year.
BC/BS of Vermont sues Big Pharma for MS drug price-gouging ($70,000/year)
A Vermont health insurance provider is suing Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals for taking illegal kickbacks on its multiple schlerosis treatment.
Geriatric emergency medicine accredited at VT hospital
The second-oldest state in the nation now has at least one hospital with an accredited Geriatric Emergency Department.
Del Trecco: Understaffed VT hospitals struggling with inflation, patient placement, violence
“I have been working in health care for my entire career and I have never seen a set of circumstances so complex and severe,” the VAHHS Prez said. “This is not normal.”
‘Inflation Reduction Act’ cuts Medicare costs of prescription drugs, insurance premiums, Scott says
Spend less on prescription drugs, spend more spent on other necessities of life – that’s how the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ may affect Vermonters.
With baby formula still in short supply, VT Dept. of Health observes World Breastfeeding Week
As Vermont observes World Breastfeeding Week, local pharmacies are still short on infant baby formula.
