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Brock Details His Vision For Health Care
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Randy Brock has unveiled his plan to provide universal access to health care in Vermont. Brock says creating more competition in the private insurance market place is the best way to control health care expenses.VPR News
State Board Reviews Hospital Budgets To Help Control Costs
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For the first time, the state’s Green Mountain Care Board will decide how much hospital budgets should go up each year. The board has established a cap of 3.75 percent. But there are some circumstances that could result in larger increases.VPR News
Shumlin Says Health Care Plan Will Reduce Business Costs
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Governor Peter Shumlin says he wants his plan to finance a single payer health care system to significantly reduce the amount of money that businesses pay for health insurance. And the Governor wants to implement his plan a year sooner than he’s previously announced.VPR News
Vermont Set To Increase Medicaid Eligibility With Federal Money
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The state of Vermont is set to receive several hundred million dollars in new Medicaid funds as part of the Affordable Care Act. Vermont’s Medicaid program will benefit from the Affordable Care Act because the state’s congressional delegation worked to increase Vermont’s overall Medicaid funding rate.VPR News
Following Health Care Ruling, Vt. Officials Set To Take Next Step
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Because the state of Vermont has made so much progress meeting the goals of the Affordable Care Act, it’s now eligible to apply for a new round of health care grants under the federal law.Vermont Edition
How The Supreme Court Decision Affects Vermont
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We look at how the Supreme Court’s decision will affect Governor Shumlin’s efforts to implement a single payer system in Vermont.VPR News
In Vermont, Court’s Decision On Health Law Elicits Responses
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The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Obama’s health care bill has elicited plenty of responses from Vermonters.VPR News
Shumlin Applauds Court Decision, While Critics Warn About Costs
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Governor Peter Shumlin says the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the federal Affordable Care Act paves the way for Vermont to implement a single-payer health care system in 2017.VPR News