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The Future of Health Care
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Most Vermonters are about to be touched by changes in the way health care comes to them, how they pay for it and how their records are kept. VPR’s week-long series explores how health care reform affects you.VPR News
VPR Evening News November 21, 2007
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Sign ups for Catamount Health program are strong. More…VPR News
Uninsured Vermonters sign up for Catamount Health Care
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According to a new report, a large number of uninsured Vermonters hope to sign up for the state’s new Catamount Health Care plan. Almost 2,000 people have qualified for coverage in the first 6 weeks of the program and officials expect this number will grow in the coming months.VPR News
Shumlin: Expand Catamount Health eligibility
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Senate president Peter Shumlin says he wants to see lawmakers expand the state’s health care program, known as Catamount Health, to allow more Vermonters to join the program.VPR News
Midday Newscast, October 10, 2007
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A hearing that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is holding today in Newport is just about over; more…Vermont Edition
Catamount Health Plan
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After years of political wrangling, Vermont’s answer to covering the uninsured takes another step forward. Beginning Monday, October 1, qualified Vermonters can begin to register for Catamount Health. The state is spending state and federal funds of about $1.4 million to help market the plan. We look at the state’s efforts to reach 65,000 uninsured Vermonters, and we talk about who’s eligible, and how to sign up.VPR News
Voices in the week’s news: Friday, September 21, 2007
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Wiretapping attorneys, political fundraising and hospital rates were only some of the stories that caught our attention this week. A college campus dealt with two assaults, California turned its eye to Vermont’s car emissions trial and some home owners felt the pinch of adjusted mortgage rates.VPR News