A prominent world-renowned doctor based in Burlington is suing the University of Vermont Medical Center for medical negligence and wrongful death for the fatal overdose of his adult son five years ago.
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Saturday for Living Waters Hospice House, the first dedicated hospice residence serving Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.
The increase in deaths is only the tip of the iceberg. We are also failing in all of our health outcomes, across the board. Schools and businesses have struggled to find enough staff who are healthy and able to work, and health facilities are flooded with patients.
Conflicting reactions suggest it hit the sweet spot.
Banished by the medical establishment for resisting Covid policies, he now runs the agency that made them
In a recently released open letter to Governor Phil Scott, health educator and Vermont Stands Up director Amy Hornblass raises a stark question: why has Vermont’s Department of Health not investigated the state’s persistent surge in excess deaths since the onset of COVID-19 restrictions?
Vermonters were told passage of Article 22 would keep abortion rare, safe, and legal, yet this new law opens the floodgates to unsupervised chemical abortions, making them common and dangerous, yet still legal.
This comprehensive review prioritizes evidence-based medicine and questions the treatment of minors with irreversible medical interventions such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries.
Medical debt payment by taxpayers sets risky precedent and disincentives repayment, guv warns.
This year’s awardees are Katrina Bennett, RN for Commitment to Quality, Jennnifer Lavelle, RN for Commitment to Professional Growth, Lucy Carpenter, LPN for Commitment to Customer Service, and Bruce Muir, RN for Commitment to Community.
Proposed double-digit health care premium increases could be even larger if a current federal tax credit expires, according to a statement released by the Green Mountain Care Board, the State of Vermont’s health insurance regulator.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday (5/12) implementing a “Most Favored Nation” policy that aims to align U.S. prescription drug prices. Sen. Bernie Sanders immediately promised he would work with Trump to turn the EO into a law and challenged the president to get onboard when he introduces legislation.
The untold connection between transgenderism and Body Integrity Identity Disorder
RFK: Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease. VT Dept. of Health: When communities stop adding fluoride to their water, cavities go up.
Ex-employee claims her firing due to noting inadequate response. Jordan Houston filed the lawsuit against Washington County Mental Health Services Inc. in Vermont Superior Court in Montpelier on Friday.
A new law may help establish whether there’s a link to mass shooters and antidepressants.
Statewide advertising campaign by radio and social media to provide Vermont parents who believe their minor children may have been given medical interventions without their consent an opportunity to confer for free with legal counsel.
Fine of up to $10K if the AG thinks an ad “has a tendency to deceive or mislead.”
“So we’re looking at nearly 50% with mental health [needs]… Large numbers, one in five with a developmental disability, nearly one in three with a physical disability. And so that is the type of people that this legislation would impact.”
CON laws limit the supply of healthcare services in roughly two-thirds of the states, limiting patients’ healthcare options and preventing innovation in the industry.
“In 2024, claims were up more than 15% from the previous year as part of an unprecedented and sustained three-year cost surge,” the report states. The report does not speculate as to why there was a sudden uptick starting three years ago.
“I don’t think that those people [legislators and concerned Vermonters] know the vaccines that they got as children or maybe as adolescents, or covid shots that they got in the last few years, never tested for impact on fertility, never tested for mutagenicity, never tested for carcinogenicity, I don’t think those people know that and I think they need to know that,” Holland said.
When she was terminated, Porter was on long-term disability, but had returned to part-time work, the lawsuit said.
The Vermont Supreme Court’s determination in Hogan v. Lincoln Medical Partners says legally, they can.
Over 100 adult pigs, sheep, goats, and chickens plus 70-80 piglets were lost in the fire.
“Vermonters deserve to know what they’re buying when it comes to their health care. Too many of these plans have left people vulnerable…”
Beyond the talking points
Vermont faces $7M in federal healthcare cuts as HHS reprioritizes funding under new administration
What’s medically true would be decided by the Vermont Attorney General.
A 2023 law just muzzled pregnancy resource centers. This year’s ‘improved’ version muzzles everyone.
While hospitals cut services to stay afloat, Planned Parenthood benefits from a 90-10 Medicaid match, private donations, and millions in political spending.
The bill stems from a growing frustration among parents and educators who have witnessed firsthand the impact of prolonged mask-wearing on students.
As Vermont’s hospitals struggle financially, a bill by the House Healthcare Committee would have the state oversee financial records.
First Vermont case in 2025. School-aged child had been traveling internationally. Not related to Quebec, Texas outbreaks
The stats include 71% of UVM Medical Center’s total operational costs going to administrative work.
First-ever Vermont Detransitioners and Desisters Awareness Day at the Vermont State House next week, March 12.
Similar efforts to buy out student loans at the national level have gotten stalled in federal courts.
Each bill was given about 5-10 minutes per presenter in the marathon committee session. To see all 18 bills, look at their Feb. 21 (Friday) agenda.
Empty Arms is filling a gap in the Vermont system of care for pregnancy and infant loss, said a lawmaker who suffered a miscarriage in a State House bathroom.
The regulatory board voted to increase UVM Medical Center’s revenue cap to cover losses from operating dialysis centers in Newport, St. Albans and Rutland.
Increasing healthcare and hospital costs pose a greater challenge than education
The Senate Committee on Health & Welfare discussed a bill to advance a statewide health care delivery system on February 11
In 2011, Nicole Matten of Barton, Vermont brought her healthy, seven year old daughter Kaylynne to the doctor for a “well-check up” where she was injected with a Fluzone influenza vaccine. A few days later, her daughter died in her arms on the way to the hospital.
CDC: “While the current public health risk is low, CDC is watching the situation carefully and working with states to monitor people with animal exposures.”
Jeremy Brown, 55, sold unauthorized versions of prescription medications incl. Ozempic, Wegovy, and erectile dysfunction drugs sourced primarily from China.
6-year-old Leo Politella was forcibly administered an experimental COVID-19 shot in 2021 at a clinic at his VT public school despite vocal protests, assurances.
Staggeringly, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2020) reported that this translates to roughly 3 million masks being disposed of every minute.
Their data showed that a higher percentage of healthcare costs in Vermont go to administrative costs compared to similar providers in other states.
Critics question its financial viability given Vermont’s ongoing economic struggles.
The wait times, quality issues, and hidden costs that should give pause to advocates of similar systems in other nations, not to mention our own State.
Under S 1, if the federal government won’t pay for Medicaid, Vermonters will foot the bill.
There are records of suspected avian bird flu cases in which further investigation revealed toxicity and poisoning, especially in wild bird populations.
As explained by its Nobel Prize winning creator, Kary Mullis, PCR is not intended to and cannot detect infections.
It is absolutely urgent Vermont revisit the history and existing body of avian bird flu science.
In a nutshell, Vermont is getting sicker and older and our current health care system is going broke.
How Vermont legislators spent your money on H.861
Among these overdoses, cannabis, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and stimulants account for the most increase.
Editor’s note: The holidays are a particularly lonely time of year for many people. Rep. Balint’s bill addresses a real problem.
How U.S. overpayments prop up cheaper systems
Vermont hospital payments for VSEA and VEHI members ultimately averaged 289% of Medicare rates during the study duration.
The new regulations advocate “reducing focus on chronic disease risk reduction” and more on “improving the lifespan.”
“This year, many Vermonters will be eligible for better coverage plans at lower premium costs due to increased federal subsidies,” the Health Department stated in an email presser sent out Monday.
A study shows Vermont will have the highest rate increase and highest average health care premium.
The state advisory group plans to keep monitoring research and policy around psilocybin nationwide.
The scientists’ report outlines possible underlying causes for neurodegeneration that may offer a promising new avenue for treatment.
There are roughly 200 companies on the late-list provided by the state all with outstanding balances totaling close to $3 million as of October.
Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid cover weight-loss drugs.
Recent reports on the status of Our State’s healthcare, education, and housing are the “canaries in the coal mine,” and it seems that they are not doing well.
“These are vulnerable girls, and it’s just heartbreaking to see the number of pregnant 13-year-olds I’ve had to take care of,” Boswell said, referring to the change since Texas prohibited abortions after six weeks in September 2021.
The inpatient psychiatric unit closure includes no viable alternative to access care and is scheduled for a date certain in a matter of weeks; it will rapidly be irreversible because of staff departures.
Cuts include asking local hospitals to assume operation of money-losing kidney dialysis centers in Rutland, Newport and St. Albans.
The average premiums for the silver exchange plans are $985 for 2024. This constitutes a 108% increase in six years. It further notes a “60-80% increase in individual, small group plan premiums in the past 6 years.”
Although AI may improve short-term productivity and accessibility, it risks reducing the human element in care, UVM College of Medicine researchers say.
UVM Health Network has determined the need to reschedule certain elective procedures that use large amounts of IV and sterile irrigation fluid beginning this Friday.
At issue is a GMCB red flag that the hospital exceeded its approved patient revenue by $80 million.
Helene knocked out 60% of IV fluid production in the U.S. The plant is weeks away from resuming production.
NCH has over 220 days of cash on hand and is financially stable despite challenges, the hospital animal administrator said.
GMCB study would use NCH for mental health treatment only.
The State of Vermont needs to make the state more worker–friendly for skilled health care professionals, a report concludes.
“Unless immediate decisive action is taken to transform Vermont’s health care system, it will be financially unsustainable by 2030,” a Green Mountain Care Board consultant predicts.
The Triple E has led to cancellation of a popular leaf-peeping season event.
John Campbell, former state senator, rang the bell after completing his final radiation treatment.
DMV has launched the Blue Envelope Program for Vermont drivers on the autism spectrum to make routine traffic stop interactions easier, safer, less stressful.
State regulators have recently received reports of inappropriate activities occurring at IV therapy clinics/spas, including out-of-scope practice and unlicensed practice of medicine.
Despite highest private insurance rates in U.S., Vermont’s hospitals are losing money.
It states, “Unless immediate decisive action is taken to transform Vermont’s health care system, it will be financially unsustainable by 2030.”
Pew Research indicates more than one in two (55%) “white women” who identify as liberal in their political ideology suffer from some form of serious depression or anxiety.
Hopes are that the higher pay negotiated may also lead to attract increased staffing.
Green Mountain Board’s Community Engagement Series may have predetermined ‘All-Payer’ outcome.
Both Vermont and NH infections have been traced to an international traveler.
In the past, the State of Vermont set a precedent to allow prioritized healthcare by race. It remains to be seen if this may be the case again.
The state’s largest hospital promises ‘safe, high-quality care’ during the planned five-day nursing strike.
“We’re not on the level of having gigantic fires in Vermont yet,” Dillner said. But officials believe Vermonters should prepare to protect their homes, health.
The law forbids police, courts, and other public institutions from cooperating with litigation against abortion/transgender services providers in some circumstances.
Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP health insurance companies each are requesting state approval of rate increases for monthly health insurance premiums.
Sanders releases report exposing how weight loss drugs could bankrupt American health care.
H.766 will add estimated 3-7% increase on top of “normal” annual premium increases.
Vermont only has five medical cannabis dispensaries as opposed to at least 51 recreational businesses opening within the last two years.
“Real science” is proving it.
On April 10, the Health Department was informed by the Georgia Department of Public Health that the group was exposed to a traveler who was determined to have measles following their arrival on an international flight to Atlanta.
