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In a study released in the fall of 2020, State Auditor Doug Hoffer reported that Vermontâs healthcare costs had increased by 167 percent between 2000 and 2018.
Keep in mind that those years saw a number of âreformsâ that promised to reduce costs while increasing access and quality, including Catamount Health, Green Mountain Care (the failed attempt at single-payer), and the latest debacle that is OneCare Vermont. All of these programs shared some common characteristics: they were all top-down, government-centered, and bureaucratic.
Itâs time to try a new approach, lowering costs by increasing transparency, restoring direct doctor/patient accountability, and eliminating expensive regulations and unnecessary middlemen.
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MONTPELIER â Taxpayers spent $285 million supporting the stateâs dairy industry between 2010 and 2019, according to the state auditor.
Tax breaks and the Current Use Program contributed to the bulk of the support, said State Auditor Doug Hoffer on Tuesday. His office released a report earlier this week on the subject. Also, it looks at support the industry has received in order to help it comply with water-quality protection laws.
Hoffer said the goal of the report is to spark conversation in the Legislature and in the Governorâs Commission about the Future of Vermont Agriculture about what the state is getting for what it spends. The latter was created earlier this year and plans to draft recommendations for lawmakers on the dairy industryâs future.
Senate committee budget vote delayed until next week
As the end of the week approached, the Senate Appropriations Committee was still finalizing FY 2022 budget details, and a planned Friday vote was pushed until Monday. On Wednesday, Committee Chair Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, expressed repeated frustration that she was still receiving bills and specific appropriation requests from committees, including H.171 (a child care bill) and H.360 (a broadband bill). Those attempting to follow the budget deliberations were likewise frustrated by the lack of documents and transparency in the process.
Some of the delay in the always-complex legislative budget process is due to the influx of federal funding coming to Vermont from the American Rescue Plan, and disagreements between the administration and the legislature on how and when ARPA money should be spent. The House-passed budget included $650 million of ARPA dollars, and the administration immediately opposed what they viewed was a prema
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