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Questions for our “nonprofit” healthcare system governing boards.

  As healthcare costs in Vermont gobble up more and more expendable resources needed for housing, education, property tax abatement etc. it’s time to ask hard questions and hold providers… Read More

In response to the commentary by former UVM President Tom Sullivan regarding healthcare in Vermont.

Courtesy UVM Medical Center Hospital A recent VTDigger commentary by UVM former President and current professor of Law and Political Science Tom Sullivan raises debatable questions. In his “meeting of… Read More

Are We Ready for a Functional Healthcare System?

The healthcare industry in Vermont is at a tipping point and the outcome depends on Vermonters understanding what is broken and how to fix it. Just leaving it to hospital… Read More

Memo to Board members: It’s Unwise to Try to Intimidate, Insult, or Challenge the Authority of your Regulator

  I have grave ethical concerns about the behavior, governance, and board leadership at the UVM Health Network (UVMHN) and its network of Vermont hospitals (Porter, Central VT, and UVM Medical Center… Read More