single payer

Doctors Raise Concerns About Vermont Health Care Reforms

Pat Bradley — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:57:29 +0000

A group of physicians opposed to Vermont’s move to create a single-payer health care system is warning that planned changes could drive practitioners out of the state.

Vermont Health Care Reforms Move Forward, But Key Official to Leave

Pat Bradley — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:30:00 +0000

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and administration health officials outlined progress the state has made in its efforts to launch Vermont Health Connect - its version of the federally mandated healthcare exchange. The administration also announced that one of the leaders of the state’s move to a single-payer system is leaving.

New York State Assemblyman Phil Steck - Fracking, green jobs, and the budget

Patrick Donges — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Last week the New York State Assembly voted to impose a statewide moratorium on the controversial natural gas extraction process known as hydrofracking, following reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo was considering lifting the current ban on the practice now in place.

WAMC’s Patrick Donges spoke recently with New York State Assemblyman Phil Steck, Democrat of the 110th district, which includes Colonie, Niskayuna and part of Schenectady. Steck voted for the fracking moratorium, despite his district not being targeted for natural gas development.

Critics of Single Payer Claim Vermont Officials Hiding Cost Information from Public

Pat Bradley — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:35:00 +0000

A group opposed to Vermont’s transition to a single payer health care system released an analysis of documents that they claim prove the Shumlin administration is hiding information from the public about the cost of the plan.

Coordinating Health Records Said to be 'Wicked Hard'

Pat Bradley — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:15:00 +0000

Critics Slam Health Care Financing Plan

Pat Bradley — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:20:00 +0000

The Shumlin Administration released its Health Care Reform Financing Plan late last week. This week a group of advocates and Republican lawmakers criticized the report, saying it offered no real outline for financing the state’s proposed single payer health care system.

Shumlin: VT Will Push Ahead with Health Overhaul

Tristan O'Neill — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:07:42 +0000

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin says the state will push ahead with an overhaul of its health care system, no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court does with the federal Affordable Care Act. WAMC’s Tristan O’Neill reports…

Shumlin tells The Associated Press he's worried that if the law is struck down in its entirety, the state could lose up to $400 million a year in federal funding it had been hoping to use to subsidize universal access to health care.