Audit finds Vermont health department did not investigate some restaurant, hotel complaints

A new report from Vermont's auditor says the Department of Health's Food and Lodging program did not respond to over a third ...
WAMC

Department of Vermont Health Access seeking applicants for new Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Committee

The Department of Vermont Health Access is creating a new advisory committee to advise the state on Medicaid programs and policies. The department held a virtual Town Hall on Wednesday to explain the ...
VTDigger

State audit finds delays and gaps in Vermont’s food and lodging inspections

The auditor’s office report detailed complaints that were not investigated on time and cases closed without follow-up visits. The health department said it would work to implement recommendations.
Vermont Business Magazine

Agency of Human Services welcomes new director of Medicaid

Jill Mazza Olson, former executive director at the not-for-profit home health and hospital agency VNAs of Vermont, has been ...
Vermont Business Magazine

Audit of Health Department’s Food and Lodging Program says improvements needed

The Department of Health does not currently measure the performance of the Food and Lodging program even though this is a ...
Seven Days

Vermont Health Connect Site Taken Offline for Weeks for Repairs

Lawrence Miller, senior advisor to Gov. Peter Shumlin, speaks at the press conference on the Vermont Health Connect website. Shumlin and Agency of Human Services Secretary Harry Chen are standing to ...
American Hospital Association

Working together in rural Vermont: NVRH leverages partnerships to close care gaps

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury is in the most rural region of an already-rural state. And just like neighbors help each other shovel driveways during Vermont’s legendary ...
VTDigger

Vermont’s congressional delegation votes against bill to reopen government over lack of extension for health subsidies

I can’t in good conscience vote for something that further damages an already broken health care system,” Rep. Becca Balint, ...