Doesn’t Vermont already do a good job providing healthcare to those who can’t afford it, with VHAP, Dr. Dynasaur and Catamount Health?
Though Vermont does more than most other states, and these programs provide quality care for some who would not otherwise have coverage, there are more than 60,000 Vermonters still uninsured and hundreds of thousands more are under-insured. And, because these programs do not effectively address the need to control healthcare costs, they are unsustainable. Each day, healthcare becomes more unavailable to more Vermonters.
Though Vermont does more than most other states, and these programs provide quality care for some who would not otherwise have coverage, there are more than 60,000 Vermonters still uninsured and hundreds of thousands more are under-insured. And, because these programs do not effectively address the need to control healthcare costs, they are unsustainable. Each day, healthcare becomes more unavailable to more Vermonters. We do not have the option of doing nothing or even of continuing our patchwork approach to improving healthcare in Vermont. Nothing but a single, unified healthcare system can control the rising costs of healthcare and provide necessary care to everyone.
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