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States consider assisted-suicide laws
Peter Goodwin, a family physician who campaigned for the passage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act in 1994, used the law to end his own battle with a terminal brain disease Sunday, the Oregonion
UnitedHealth pays $250K fine for improper ads
UnitedHealth paid a $250,000 fine to resolve charges that it improperly circulated and published advertisements, including television, newspaper and direct mailings, in Vermont, reported the
Vermont allows insurers to sell bronze plans through exchange
Health insurers can sell so-called "bronze plans" through Vermont's health insurance exchange until the state launches its new single payer healthcare system. The proposal, which Gov. Peter Shumlin
Concierge model criticized for worsening doc shortage
The number of retainer-based physicians in the United States has doubled over the past two years, according to the American Academy of Private Physicians. And even though that currently adds up to
What docs should know about prescription data mining
With a recent Supreme Court decision adding Vermont to the majority of U.S. states where it's legal to use physicians' prescribing records for marketing purposes, doctors should recognize the
Challenges await Vermont after its single-payer leap
The sky over the Vermont capital of Montpelier on May 26 may have been dark, stormy, and threatening, but the feelings below on the steps of the State House seemed upbeat as Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-VT)
Another state considers single-payer health system
Like Vermont, lawmakers in California are now considering legislation that would create a single-payer system, reports the Merced Sun-Star. The California Universal Healthcare Act, authored by Sen.
Vermont mulls a single-payer system; Backlash against Arizona's Medicaid cuts;
> California lawmakers shelve a soda tax bill, reports the Fresno Bee. Article > A single-payer health bill advances in Vermont, according to Vermont Public Radio. Article > Plans to cut
Vermont governor unveils single-payer legislation
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has unveiled legislation that would create the nation's first single-payer health insurance system by abolishing most forms of private health insurance and moving state
Vermont pursues single-payer system
Vermont is taking steps toward creating a single-payer healthcare system which, if implemented, would serve as a test to whether more aggressive government intervention can improve healthcare
