Vermont's Move to Single Payer, Universal Health Care: A Conversation with Joshua Slen (May 29th)
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Listen Now In May 2011 Vermont passed legislation signed by Governor Peter Shumlin creating a single-payer, publicly financed, universal health care system termed Green Mountain Care. The law recognized health care as a public good much like electricity. The program, not expected to go into effect until at least 2017, will be defined by an independent board, the Green Mountain Care Board, created to oversee all aspects of the program including rate setting, hospital budget authorization and the regulation of insurance carriers. The single payer system is expected to increase insurance claims costs but the savings derived from lower administrative costs are expected to result in net savings.
Vermont's Move to Single Payer, Universal Health Care: A Conversation with Joshua Slen (May 29th)
Vermont's Move to Single Payer, Universal…
Vermont's Move to Single Payer, Universal Health Care: A Conversation with Joshua Slen (May 29th)
Listen Now In May 2011 Vermont passed legislation signed by Governor Peter Shumlin creating a single-payer, publicly financed, universal health care system termed Green Mountain Care. The law recognized health care as a public good much like electricity. The program, not expected to go into effect until at least 2017, will be defined by an independent board, the Green Mountain Care Board, created to oversee all aspects of the program including rate setting, hospital budget authorization and the regulation of insurance carriers. The single payer system is expected to increase insurance claims costs but the savings derived from lower administrative costs are expected to result in net savings.