Vermonters for Health Care Freedom is a 501 (c) (4) organization of individuals and businesses who are deeply concerned about health care reforms being implemented by Governor Shumlin, and seek patient-centered reforms that protect the traditional doctor-patient relationship.
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Newsletter - May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Special Edition: Legislature Ends
IN THIS ISSUE:
> Health Freedom Victory: Premium Tax Defeated
> Legislature Approves Ponzi Funding for Vermont Health Connect
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Health Freedom Victory: Premium Tax Defeated
Vermont is essentially under one-party rule, so any victory for the minority party is noteworthy. Of significant note in 2013 was the successful defeat of the proposed “premium tax” to fund the Vermont health benefits exchange, Vermont Health Connect. After...
Newsletter - May 3, 2013
May 2, 2013
Here is the most interesting news and analysis regarding Vermont’s single payer health care experiment from the week ending May 3, 2013.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> Vermont Health Exchange Falls Behind Other States
> Sen. Joe Benning Responds
> Why is VT Pursuing Canadian-Style Single Payer?
> $7 Million for Health Reform Advertising in Vermont
> Larson: “doing actual work is a major milestone”
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Vermont Health Exchange Falls Behind Other States
For the last couple of weeks ...
Newsletter - April 26, 2013
April 25, 2013
Here is the most interesting news and analysis regarding Vermont’s single payer health care experiment from the week ending April 26, 2013.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> VHCF to Legislature: Do Your Homework before it’s too Late
> BCBSVT Offer Rebuffed: Exchange Train Wreck Still on Track
> A Tale of the Tax with Nine Lives: The Catamount Assessment
> Health Savings Accounts Doomed in Vermont
> Vermont’s Home Health Care Monopoly Defended, Explained
> Larson: Vermont Exchange to be Costliest per Capita in US
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Vermont Health Connect: Pushing Forward— Despite Serious Concerns about Funding, Implementation
April 22, 2013
Montpelier—Vermonters for Health Care Freedom applauds the actions of Representative Martha Heath (D-Westford) and Representative Carolyn Branagan (R-Georgia) in proposing an independent assessment to ensure VHC will be financially sustainable, outside the auspices or assurances of the Shumlin administration.
In a recent letter sent to Representatives Heath and Branagan, Darcie Johnston of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom, wrote “Commissioner Larson’s testimony on the high costs per capita to develop and run the exchange in Vermont should give you pause about moving forward with its implementation this year. You...
Newsletter - April 19, 2013
April 18, 2013
Here is the most interesting news and analysis regarding Vermont’s single payer health care experiment from the week ending April 19, 2013.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> Democrats Challenge Shumlin’s Health Reform Cost Estimates
> Key Architect of ObamaCare Fears Health Reform ‘Train Wreck’
> Yet ANOTHER Plan to Avoid Blame for the Largest Tax Increase in VT History
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Democrats Challenge Shumlin’s Health Reform Cost Estimates
For the first time since passage of Act 48, Democrat leaders...
Newsletter - April 12, 2013
April 11, 2013
Here is the most interesting news and analysis regarding Vermont’s single payer health care experiment from the week ending April 12, 2013.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> Single Payer Finance Buck Passed Again
> Why are VT Small Businesses Being Forced into the Exchange? See MA for the Answer
> A Temporary Insurance Program Foretells Exploding Heath Care Reform Costs
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Single Payer Finance Buck Passed Again
In yet another attempt to avoid blame for how Vermont will raise the $1.6 billion demanded by...
Newsletter - April 5, 2013
April 4, 2013
Here is the most interesting news and analysis regarding Vermont’s single payer health care experiment from the week ending April 5, 2013.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> Doctors Oppose Attack on Health Care Freedom
> Exchange Plan Costs Released with Cyclonic Spin
> McClaughry: Health Care Totalitarianism in Vermont
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Doctors Oppose Attack on Health Care Freedom
On Wednesday VHCF provided an opportunity for doctors and patients to express their concern for the recent vote of the Vermont House to...
Newsletter - March 29, 2013
March 29, 2013
Newsletter – March 29, 2013
Here is the most interesting news and analysis regarding Vermont’s single payer health care experiment from the week ending March 29, 2013.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> Curiouser and Curiuoser: GMC Board Chair to Resign
> Caledonian-Record: Health Care Totalitarianism
> Ascutney Hospital to Close Nursing Facility
> VT Single Payer’s Missing Funding Gets National Attention
> “YOUR DOCTOR YOUR CHOICE” Press Conference – Please Attend
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PRESS RELEASE: GMC Board Chair Resigns
March 27, 2013
Rader-Wallack Resignation Accelerates VT Health Care Reform Crisis
March 27, 2013
Montpelier, VT— In response to the announcement that Green Mountain Care Board Chair Anya Rader-Wallack has resigned, Vermonters for Health Care Freedom has called upon Governor Shumlin and the Legislature to immediately repeal the Health Benefits Exchange mandate and allow Vermont businesses and individuals to also purchase insurance from the traditional marketplace, as is being done in every other state.
VHCF was stunned by the news that...
Newsletter - March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013
Here is the most interesting news and analysis regarding Vermont’s single payer health care experiment from the week ending March 22, 2013.
IN THIS ISSUE:
> VHCF’s Legislative Hero, Nemesis
> VT House Supports Elimination of Private Medical Practice
> Commissioner Larson Affirms Plan to Eliminate Independent Private Practice
> How Your Representatives Voted
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VHCF...
Earlier this month, a few dozen Vermonters gathered at the University of Vermont for a seminar billed as “Healthcare 101.” But first, they had to wait for a half hour in the fluorescently lit hallways of the George D. Aiken Center for a security guard to open the reserved classroom.
“This is what’s going to happen,” quipped one sardonic attendee, trying the door handle. “You’ll show up for health care and the doors will be locked.”
- Seven Days Newspaper; full article HERE.
- Employers pay 40% of the healthcare costs – and were never consulted.
- An appointed board will determine benefits, coverage, funding, deductibles, co-pays, premiums, technology, provider payments, etc.
- Under this law, you will not be allowed to purchase insurance outside of the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange.
