Lola Duffort is an Education/Youth Reporter at Vermont Public. She covers schools, child care, the child protection system, and issues that impact kids and families, with a focus on health and wellness topics including maternal health and public health. Lola's work has been featured in outlets such as VTDigger, WBUR, and New Hampshire Public Radio.
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State and federal officials announced $11.7 million in funding for nursing homes and healthcare workforce incentives this week.
But this week's split, 3-2 decision from the Green Mountain Care Board reflects growing uncertainty among regulators about how quickly the state can responsibly force lower prices on Vermont's largest healthcare provider.
Dartmouth Health, the second-largest healthcare provider in Vermont, is laying off 124 workers and eliminating 303 vacant positions.
By: Lola Duffort
For Carole Patten of Lake Elmore, Vermont’s expanded Medicare Savings Program now lets her keep an extra $200 a month out of her Social Security check that was previously going to her insurance premiums. That’s effectively a tenth of her income, she said.
By: Lola Duffort
If a majority of the union's members vote to authorize a strike, a strike will not be automatically triggered. But members of the bargaining team will be able to initiate one, at any time, with 10 days' notice.
When Republican John Rodgers narrowly unseated Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman in 2024, it marked the first time in nearly 50 years that an incumbent lieutenant governor had failed to win reelection.
Support staff and technical professionals at the University of Vermont Medical Center have given union leaders permission to declare a strike.
The unions representing support staff and technical professionals at the University of Vermont Medical Center have reached a tentative, two-year deal with the hospital, AFT-Vermont announced Tuesday.
By: Lola Duffort
Faced with some of the highest health insurance premiums in the nation, Vermont voters are hearing a familiar proposal on the campaign trail this year: universal primary care.
By: Lola Duffort
Despite the competitive nature of the race, and the candidates’ sharp contrasts on policy, their exchange at the Vermont Public gubernatorial debate was remarkably friendly.
