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Tue, 04/06/2021 - 3:22am -- tim by Devon Green, VAHHS Vice President of Government Relations April is usually a make or break month at the legislature—as in, you try to make it through the month without it breaking you. This year feels particularly make or break not only at the legislature, but also with Vermont’s race to vaccinate against the emergence of new variants. With that in mind, please check out the VAHHS information page on vaccines and spread the word! Last Week Hospital Financials: VAHHS and the Green Mountain Care Board testified on the current state of financial uncert...

Mon, 03/01/2021 - 9:27am -- tim by Devon Green, VAHHS Vice President of Government Relations Last week The House advanced H315, a $62 million mini-coronavirus relief fund (CRF) bill with the following: State COVID Relief Bill: $500,000 to address health care disparities by enhancing data collection $350,000 each to the Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV) and VT Refugee Resettlement Program (USCRI)  The House Appropriations Committee did not include the House Health Care Committee’s request of $5 million in funding to expand the health care workforce, including $3 million in n...

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 7:01am -- tim by Devon Green VAHHS Vice President of Governmental Relations Sometimes legislative resolutions have so many “whereases” and words that the sentiment can get lost during the formality. This was not the case last week, when the full House and Senate passed a simple resolution recognizing the unwavering dedication of Vermont’s health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.  More importantly, both the legislature and administration have supported this sentiment with regulatory flexibilities and funding throughout the entirety of the pandemic. I’ve t...

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 6:56am -- tim by Devon Green VAHHS Vice President of Governmental Relations Legislators! They’re just like us! And, just like us, they are deeply tired of saying things like “you’re on mute” over Zoom. We all continue to struggle with the extra steps it takes to do things from a distance, so it comes as a relief that the Governor’s budget address last Tuesday set the agenda for the session as spending the infusion of one-time federal funding to the state, increasing its revenues to $116 million as opposed to the agonizing cuts we were all anticipating a few mont...