Vermont made history last week by becoming the first state in the nation to offer universal, single-payer healthcare when Gov. Peter Shumlin signed its healthcare reform bill into law. The Vermont plan, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will attempt to stem rising medical care prices and provide universal coverage. We speak with Dr. Deb Richter, president of Vermont Health Care for All. She moved from Buffalo, New York, to Vermont in 1999 to advocate for a universal, single-payer healthcare system in the state. Gov. Shumlin calls her the ‘backbone
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Vermont Poised to Become First State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare
Author: AMY GOODMAN and JUAN GONZALEZ
Source: Democracy Now
Publication Date: 26-May-11
Link: Vermont Poised to Become First State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare
Source: Democracy Now
Publication Date: 26-May-11
Link: Vermont Poised to Become First State to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare
Stephan: I believe Vermont is going to succeed in spite of everything that will be done to sabotage its program. The Illness Profit System will do everything it can to protect its profits. Vermont's success will show the dysfunctionality of the old model, and the correctness of the state's decision to convert to a model placing the people's health first.
