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Two Medicare Advantage plans will no longer be available in Vt in 2025
By Peter D’Auria, VTDigger Two Medicare Advantage plans will cease operations in Vermont in January, leaving several thousand covered residents in the state in need of new coverage by the beginning of 2025. The two plans, operated by MVP and WellCare, a subsidiary of health care giant Centene, will no longer be offered in the […]
At their first debate, Vermont gubernatorial candidates point to state’s woes but disagree about who’s responsible
Incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott faced off against Democratic/Progressive challenger Esther Charlestin at a virtual forum hosted by VTDigger on Thursday evening. Read the story on VTDigger here: At their first debate, Vermont gubernatorial candidates point to state’s woes but disagree about who’s responsible.
As many lose motel housing, 91 lawmakers demand more shelters, state of emergency
By Carly Berlin Editor’s note: This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public. Nearly 100 Vermont legislators and Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman called for Gov. Phil Scott to intervene on a mass wave of evictions currently underway from the state’s motel voucher program […]
Robert Gardner: Closing Gifford Medical Center would deeply damage the region
The decision to close Gifford would have genuine human and social costs, impacting people’s lives in ways that are absent in the bloodless language of this consultant’s superficial analysis. Read the story on VTDigger here: Robert Gardner: Closing Gifford Medical Center would deeply damage the region.
Mill Street: a conundrum of bridges
By Curt Peterson At 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29, Debra and Chuck Dupuis, who live just past the second covered bridge on Mill Street, called 9-1-1 and asked for an ambulance. Chuck, 73, who has diabetes, has had by-pass surgery, and suffers dementia, exhibited symptoms of transient ischemic attack (TIA), what’s called a “mini-stroke.” […]
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