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This session, Vermontâs lawmakers established a Task Force on Affordable, Accessible Health Care charged with soliciting public input and reporting its findings to the 2022 legislative session.
The Task Force represents a long-overdue opportunity to address the crisis of healthcare access and affordability in Vermont, which was only exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of people in Vermont struggle with high costs and healthcare debt, while pharmaceutical and health insurance companies are draining billions out of healthcare and into the pockets of shareholders and investors. This is a human rights crisis of the highest magnitude, stemming directly from policy decisions that elevate profit over human life.