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Vermont hospitals say collaboration is saving them money. Now, they’re joining forces.
22+ hour, 20+ min ago (971+ words) When Michael Costa came aboard as CEO of Randolph's Gifford Hospital in 2024, he couldn't help but notice that the hospital's inpatient beds were relatively empty. Meanwhile, Dartmouth Hitchcock's and UVM Medical Center's beds seemed to be overflowing." "So, we started…...
BlueCross BlueShield’s new CEO takes over as insurer faces federal and statewide challenges
3+ week, 1+ day ago (702+ words) On Saturday, Beth Roberts officially took the helm as the new president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont. Less than a week later, the window closed on open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, without any extension of…...
Vermont’s largest health insurer tells you to avoid the state’s largest hospital in new marketing campaign
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1344+ words) Every gift is doubled and sends two days of emergency heat to a home in need.Will you chip in? In a new public awareness campaign, BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont has joined four independent Chittenden County healthcare facilities in urging…...
Medicare Advantage plans are leaving Vermont. Now what?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1262+ words) Bouncing from plan to plan for Medicare coverage has become an inadvertent, annual tradition for Becky Beerwald. Beerwald is just one of the thousands of Vermonters trying to make sense of the coverage that remains available now that Medicare Advantage…...
Vermont Blue Advantage will not sell plans at all in 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (976+ words) Vermont Blue Advantage will no longer offer any Medicare Advantage plans in the state for 2026." On October 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont announced Vermont Blue Advantage would not continue coverage for the 26,000 people in the state on its individual…...
Tens of thousands Vermonters are set to lose Medicare Advantage option in 2026
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (551+ words) Nearly all Vermonters on Medicare Advantage individual plans are expected to lose their current health insurance for 2026. New data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reveal all but one provider in the state will discontinue coverage for 2026. Neither UnitedHealth…...
UVM faculty and staff unions protest third-party health insurance audit, citing privacy fears
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (810+ words) Dozens of unionized staff and faculty members at the University of Vermont protested on Thursday, demanding an end to an ongoing health insurance audit that union leaders say threatens the sensitive information of their members. Members of the UVM Staff…...
Florida business owner charged in Vermont in an alleged nationwide Medicare fraud scheme
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (484+ words) We're hiring a reporter to cover Vermont's affordability crisis. With support from Report for America and a dollar-for-dollar match from a local donor, your gift will go twice as far through Saturday. The owner of a Florida business that sells…...