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Vermont’s health care system is a ‘village on fire’ and the villagers don’t even get a say on the matter.

Boyertown Head coach: Tony Haley, 3rd season (17-6) Last year’s record: 3-2 PAC Liberty, 12-5 overall Wrestlers to watch: Luke Heimbach, Sr. (30-12, state qualifier); Sonny Mash, Sr. (12-4); Gavin Sheridan, Jr. (36-9, PAC champion, state qualifier); Ryder Gehris, Jr. (14-10); Brody Coleman, So. (12-5, PAC champion); Shane Stankina, So. (16-11); Beck Babb, So. (20-14); […]

Data shows that Vermonters are sitting in hospital beds because they can’t find subacute care. Hospital officials say the trend is straining their emergency departments.

Data shows that Vermonters are sitting in hospital beds because they can’t find subacute care. Hospital officials say the trend is straining their emergency departments.

With a nod to the past, Levert Hughes hopes to build a bright future for the Pottstown football program. Last Friday, the first-year head coach’s approach started paying dividends in the present. Pottstown exhibited resilience, determination, and play-making ability in a 20-14 win over Harriton – the program’s first win in almost three years – […]

Boyertown Head coach: Tony Haley, second year. Last year’s record: 2-1 Pioneer Athletic Conference (Liberty Division), 6-1 overall. Wrestlers to watch: Chance Babb, Sr., 152; Nick Montayne, Sr., 160; Dom Sheridan, Sr., 145; Luke Heimbach, Jr., 113, Ryder Gheris, So., 145-152; Gavin Sheridan, So., 120. Outlook: The Bears’ roster is bolstered by the presence of […]

Tue, 05/25/2021 - 4:16am -- tim by Devon Green, VAHHS Vice President of Government Relations …and, that’s a wrap! Despite its unprecedented nature, this session ended much like other sessions in the past—slowly, and then all at once. Legislators may come back in June to address the Governor’s veto of S.107, a bill concerning the confidentiality of certain juvenile records, and legislative leaders have reserved the right to bring back legislators in October. Otherwise, the next time we...

Tue, 05/11/2021 - 4:52am -- tim by Devon Green, VAHHS Vice President of Government Relations Have you ever done a hike with a false peak? You think you’ve reached the top only to realize there is more to climb. The end of the legislative session is in sight now that legislators have been assigned to a conference committee to hammer out the remaining differences between the House and the Senate on the budget bill, but with talk of a veto session and a possible October session to determine spen...

Tue, 04/27/2021 - 6:51am -- tim by Devon Green, VAHHS Vice President of Government Relations In a dire situation that is growing in severity around the country, our hospital emergency departments are overwhelmed right now—not with COVID patients—but with children and adults in mental health crisis waiting days and weeks at a time to receive proper and complete treatment. The mental health of Vermonters is the next public health emergency. VAHHS hopes to work with the legislature and state a...

Tue, 04/20/2021 - 2:00pm -- tim by Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, VAHHS Last week, the House Government Operations Committee took testimony on S.48. The Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact is an important health care workforce initiative and a key recommendation from the Rural Health Services Task Force 2020 Report. Under the compact, nurses can apply for a license in one compact state and have access to all the other compact states without applying for separate licenses, w...