Health
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Vermont Bill Reshapes Competency Restoration System
Vermont’s S.193 would create a secure forensic facility aimed at resolving a growing breakdown between the courts, hospitals, and corrections system. The bill shifts the…
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Vermont’s Healthcare Bet: Pay More Up Front, Save Later
Vermont lawmakers are advancing a sweeping overhaul of primary care financing that would eliminate copays for routine visits and shift to monthly payments for providers.…
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VT: New Drug in Fentanyl That Naloxone Won’t Reverse
A new CDC alert warns that medetomidine — a veterinary sedative synthesized in clandestine labs — is spreading through the Northeast fentanyl supply at explosive…
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VT Rewrites Medicaid Estate Recovery Rules — Here’s What’s Actually Changing
Vermont’s Agency of Human Services is rewriting Medicaid estate recovery rules that could affect what happens to your family’s assets after a loved one dies…
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A VT Kratom Consumer Protection Act?
A Vermont House bill would establish statewide registration, laboratory testing, labeling standards, and enforcement rules for kratom products. H.416 creates a Department of Health registry,…
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VT Bill To Decriminalize Psilocybin and Establish Therapeutic Consultation Program?
Vermont lawmakers are considering a bill that would decriminalize adult possession and cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms while creating a state-recognized therapeutic consultation program overseen by…
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VT Emergency Housing Reform Bill Scrapped for a Bill Nobody Has Seen
The chair of the House Human Services Committee declared residency verification for emergency housing a constitutional “non-starter” — then scrapped H.594’s entire accountability framework. But…
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VT Bill Would Centralize Vaccine Authority in Health Commissioner
House Bill H.545 would shift vaccine policy authority from federal agencies to Vermont’s health commissioner, who could mandate which immunizations insurers must cover at no…
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What Are Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Why Should You Care?
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) control drug pricing through opaque practices like rebates and spread pricing, driving up costs for patients, taxpayers, and insurers. Reform is…
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Why Health Insurance Became a Healthcare Payment System — And What It Means
Health insurance in the U.S. has shifted from catastrophic coverage to an inefficient catch-all system. By adopting portable HSAs, transparent pricing, and deregulated markets, we…
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