Health Care Committee leaning toward penalty for those who don’t buy insurance
The House Committee on Health Care appears to be leaning toward imposing a financial penalty on Vermonters who do not purchase health insurance.
‘Medicare for All’ would ruin the care Americans already like
Congressional liberals in their “Medicare for All” bills would outlaw virtually all private health insurance, including job-based health coverage. In short, they would deny the right to enroll in any alternative to the government plan.
New Hampshire’s health care, quality of life should appeal to seniors, according to report
It’s a common assumption that people who move after retirement generally opt to head south. But perhaps they should be moving north — to New Hampshire.
Treat: Health care sharing — the legal escape from Obamacare
Every year more than 1 million individuals across the United States benefit from health care sharing instead of purchasing health insurance. In 2009, Obamacare exempted health care sharing ministries already in existence from the individual mandate requirement.
Electronic health records developers to pay $57 million to settle False Claims Act allegations
Greenway Health, LLC will pay $57.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that Greenway caused its users to submit false claims to the government by misrepresenting the capabilities of its EHR product “Prime Suite” and providing unlawful remuneration to users.
McClaughry: Scott rejects individual mandate penalty tax
Here’s some good news for Vermonters who cherish liberty. Last week Gov. Phil Scott made it clear he will not support a tax on Vermonters who don’t buy individual health insurance.
Radical Sen. Kamala Harris for wiping out private insurance market: ‘Let’s eliminate all of that’
Referring to the current system as “cruel” and “inhumane,” Harris argued that health care should no longer be thought of as a privilege but “it should be understood to be a right.”
Sanders and Trump could become strange bedfellows in fight against high drug prices
Both Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump have criticized the pharmaceutical industry for high drug prices, but Sanders called on Trump to support his new drug cost legislation Thursday.
De Blasio rolls out ‘free’ health care plan for everyone, including illegal immigrants
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he will be launching a plan to guarantee health care coverage for all residents, which includes illegal immigrants living in the city.
Despite positive report on opioid treatments, 20,000 still untreated
A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center review of Vermont’s highly regarded “hub-and-spoke” model for treating opioid addiction concludes that the system is working very well.
The path forward on health reform for conservatives
The Health Care Choice Proposal would make coverage far more affordable — lowering premiums by up to 32 percent, according to the Center for Health and Economy.