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VTDigger provides reporting on health care and public health in Vermont, including hospitals, insurance systems, human services and debates over health care policy and reform.
This section compiles coverage of medical systems, state oversight and public health decisions that affect individuals and communities statewide.
Brattleboro hospital and its support staff avert strike by signing first contract
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, which recently announced a similar agreement with a union representing its nurses, still faces the challenge of a $14.5 million budget deficit.
Northeast Kingdom Human Services settles Medicaid fraud allegations for $65,000
It’s the second claim of fraud the designated agency has faced in recent months, as the federal government takes a critical eye to Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse in Vermont.
Overdose deaths in Vermont drop by 25% in 2025
“Our treatment, our intervention, our harm reduction, our recovery services, those are working,” said Vermont Department of Health Interim Deputy Commissioner Shayla Livingston.
New community mental health center planned for Montpelier
Washington County Mental Health Services plans to consolidate services, offering crisis care, intensive treatment and outpatient therapy.
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Vermont lawmakers abandon push to ban chemical dyes from cafeterias after school district opposition
The legislation had broad support in the state Senate but faced pushback from district officials over whether replacing what would likely be just a handful of products would be worth the extra work.
UVM Health must cut expenses by $300 million in three years, independent liaison finds
It’s a goal that the hospital network agrees it needs to meet, in a marked shift toward cooperation.
AI is quietly reshaping how Vermont’s doctors care for patients — and themselves
Advocates of the technology say it radically reduces the amount of burnout clinicians face and allows them to focus on the truly human parts of medicine.
Vermont and Quebec ramp up rabies vaccination efforts with cases rising among wildlife
Cases have increased over the past five years and spread north into Canada. Vaccines dropped from planes and helicopters and distributed by car and on foot are an effort to control the spread.
Federal government demands renewal for every healthcare provider that receives Medicaid
Vermont and the 49 other states have been asked to respond to the federal inquiry on their plans to recertify Medicaid providers, especially “high risk” providers.
Northwestern Medical Center launches partnership to preserve birthing services
Birthing has long cost rural hospitals more than it’s earned them. The move does not change that for Northwestern but aims to save the hospital more than its costly hold-over.
Vermont prevails in multistate lawsuit over gender-affirming care for minors
“We will continue to fight to ensure that gender-affirming care remains safe, effective, and protected,” said Attorney General Charity Clark.
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