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VT's single-payer system could cost $2.2B

Lawmakers in Vermont want to make the state the first in the union to have a single-payer healthcare system, but the estimated cost for the program could be as much as $2.2 billion, according to the Associated Press.

Oncologists foresee 'snowball effect' for single-payer healthcare

The single-payer system has found champions in oncologists, who have a "moral and ethical obligation" to endorse a universal healthcare system financed by a single payer, MedPage Today reported.

Vermont Gov. Shumlin: Exchange problems call for simpler system

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says all the technical problems with the state-run health insurance exchange points to a larger issue--that the healthcare industry must move to a single-payer system, reported the Burlington Free Press.

The universal healthcare experiment in Vermont

The state of Vermont is planning a 2017 launch of the nation's first universal healthcare system financed by a single payer, according to the Associated Press. The system has been called one of the costliest and most closely-watched social experiments of its time.

Mammo screening utilization dropped after USPSTF recommendations

After a lengthy period of increasing screening mammography utilization, screening rates started dropping after the release of the 2009 United States Prevention Services Task Force recommendations.

Wellness program helps Blue Cross secure state contract

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont won a contract to administer health coverage for more than 23,000 state employees and their dependents by including a strong wellness model and lower costs.

Despite ACA, four states will cut Medicaid programs

Despite plans for many states to expand their Medicaid programs next year, Maine, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Vermont plan to trim their rolls by as much as 150,000 next year,  Kaiser Health News  reported. 

CO-OP denied license to sell health plans on Vermont exchange

The chance for a consumer operated and oriented plan (CO-OP) to compete in the Vermont health insurance exchange was shot down Wednesday by state regulators due to  financial solvency and corporate governance issues,

Examining lessons from Vermont's universal healthcare system

Vermont took the lead in efforts to implement federal and state healthcare reforms in May 2011 when Gov. Peter Shumlin signed legislation to implement Green Mountain Care, a single-payer, publicly financed, universal healthcare system.

Vermont is first state to unveil insurance exchange rates

Vermont has become the first state to release proposed rates for health plans sold through its health insurance exchange. Despite insurers' and Republicans' predictions of rate shock, the premiums are in line with current rates.