Vermont for Single Payer

11/21/2025

How Do Americans Experience Healthcare in Their State?--VT ranked 47th.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/698042/americans-experience-healthcare-state.aspx
“The State of the States 2025 study ranks each state’s performance for its residents’ overall healthcare experiences, derived from responses to 27 questions answered by nearly 20,000 Americans nationwide.”
“Despite the clear differences between top- and bottom-ranking states, Americans’ reports show that in every state, thousands — if not millions — of residents are struggling to get the care they need. Given these nationwide systemic challenges, every state, regardless of ranking, has a responsibility to strengthen healthcare delivery.”

New state rankings from West Health-Gallup reveal sizable differences in residents' experiences of healthcare cost, quality, and access and an urgent need for improvement in every U.S. state.

11/21/2025

11/20/2025

https://www.kold.com/2025/11/14/health-insurance-crisis-front-center-government-reopens/
“With the government reopened, many are hoping things will get back on track.
“But there’s one major issue that remains unsolved -- health insurance for millions of Americans.
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“Tucson resident Theresa Guerrero said it’s a life-or-death situation for her and so many others.
“She has serious allergies to certain foods, and with her getting older, she said the risk of a hospital visit continues to grow, and unfortunately for her, so does her insurance premium.
“Guerrero said her deductible is going to be five times higher than it was just a year ago, and what she wants everyone to understand is that the ACA has never been a ‘free service.’”

With the government reopened, many are hoping things will get back on track, but there’s one major issue that remains unsolved -- health insurance.

11/19/2025

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/counting-the-cost/2025/11/13/should-the-us-fund-health-insurance-or-leave-it-to-the-market
Is Healthcare a Right or a Business?

Health insurance has once again become a battleground in US politics.

11/19/2025

The administrative burdens...

11/18/2025

https://cthosp.org/daily-news-clip/why-private-equity-healthcare-investment-may-rise-in-2025/
“Private equity-linked healthcare transaction volume is poised to rebound after a sluggish 2024 as interest rates cool, state-led oversight bills lose momentum and a new presidential administration begins. Corporate investors will likely prioritize deals that involve healthcare information technology and other administrative support services over physician practices, industry observers said.
“Still, some retail clinics and other providers may draw interest from private equity.”

Modern Healthcare – Thursday, December 12, 2024 By Alex Kacik Private equity investment in healthcare is expected to pick up in 2025 but still fall short of the highs of […]

11/18/2025

This is what healthcare inflation looks like for people on social Security. For some SS recipients their entire increase won’t cover the higher premiums.

11/17/2025

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2025/11/17/us-healthcares-biggest-problem-overlooking-the-5t-gorilla/
“Policymakers, business leaders and medical societies are all busy counting their own pass equivalents: metrics like insurance subsidies, premiums and enrollment numbers.
“These details matter but they miss the larger issue: medicine’s invisible gorilla. That gorilla is the $5.6 trillion our nation spends on healthcare each year, a figure that exceeds the total economic output (GDP) of every nation except China.
“As a country, we need to stop counting passes long enough to observe how the gorilla negatively impacts people everywhere: in Washington, in boardrooms, in workplaces and in rural communities. Only then can we confront the gorilla head on.
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“If the cost of providing medical care isn’t reduced, neither the federal government nor the average family will be able to afford it.”

The United States spends $5.6 trillion on healthcare each year, exceeding the total economic output (GDP) of every nation except China. Somehow, we keep overlooking it.

11/17/2025

https://fortune.com/2025/11/11/how-much-will-health-insurance-premiums-go-up-aca/
“Small business owners like Harrison, along with their workers and people who are self-employed, make up nearly half of those enrolled in ACA plans, according to KFF, a nonpartisan health research foundation. Premiums for those plans are expected to jump 114% on average in the new year, when covid-era tax credits expire.”

Premiums for nearly half of ACA plans are expected to jump 114% on average in the new year, when Covid-era tax credits expire.