Vermont for Single Payer

12/06/2025

https://www.levernews.com/anthem-is-launching-a-doctor-blacklist/
“A new policy by the health insurer Anthem will penalize hospitals for using doctors outside of its coverage network.
“Anthem claims the move is designed to reduce its members’ out-of-pocket costs. But critics argue it will force medical facilities to police physicians’ network status, strong-arm doctors into accepting lower payments from health insurance companies, and could lead to fewer care options for patients.”

A new policy by Anthem will punish hospitals that use doctors outside of its network — triggering chaos and cutting patients’ access to care.

12/06/2025

12/04/2025

https://www.mynbc5.com/article/vt-educators-react-to-double-digit-property-tax-prediction/69612661
“Essex Westford School Board Chair Robert Carpenter emphasized the issue is more than education. ‘When you look at mental health services, when you look at health care, when you look at all the services that education is needing to pick up because of failed systems in our state, that is what is mainly driving those costs,’ he said.”

On Tuesday, educators said the prediction should be viewed cautiously.

12/03/2025

New Healthcare Proposal from Josh Hawley Would Make the Outrageous Costs Tax Deductible; the Cost Would Still Be Outrageous and You'd Still Need a High Enough Income for the Deductions to Really Matter
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/03/congress/hawley-pitches-new-health-care-tax-plan-00674123

“Hawley believes his new bill, which would allow all tax payers to deduct up to $25,000 per person in medical expenses, would help offer Republicans an agenda to coalesce behind while boosting the GOP’s affordability message heading into an election year. The bill also allows out of pocket spending on premiums to be deducted.”

The Missouri Republican is proposing making it easier for more tax payers to deduct medical expenses — and has pitched Donald Trump on the idea.

12/02/2025

Odd that they are willing to reform education funding to reduce administrative costs but adamantly refuse to reform healthcare funding to reduce administrative costs, which are raising education costs.
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/vermont-faces-a-12-percent-increase-in-education-taxes/?utm_source=Seven+Days+Email+Newsletters&utm_campaign=c325c7fde2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_01_03_32&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c325c7fde2-308728565
Vermonters will face an 11.9 percent average increase in education property taxes next year unless lawmakers again step in to soften the financial blow, according to a forecast from the Vermont Department of Taxes.
The projected increase, outlined Monday in what is known as the the December 1 letter, is likely to put even more pressure on lawmakers to reform education funding in Vermont.
Last year, the legislature passed and Gov. Phil Scott signed a controversial consolidation plan. Act 73 aims to transform how schools are funded and governed in response to declining enrollment and rising costs.
Its most thorny provision calls for the forced consolidation of districts in an effort to save administrative costs.

Gov. Scott calls projection "totally unacceptable" and legislative leaders said they plan to address it.