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The U.S. Attorney's office in Vermont says Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will pay more than $550,000 to settle allegations it improperly billed various federal health programs.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center says a new agreement with Dartmouth-Hitchcock paves the way for expanded access to physicians in Southwestern Vermont, as well as improved recruitment of new doctors. 

The health care provider says it will lay off dozens of workers in response to state budget cuts. Dartmouth Hitchcock says the layoffs are part of a series of cost-cutting measures the health system has taken in recent months to close deficits.  

This week, the results of the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey were released by the heads of Vermont's Health and Education Departments, and there is both good news and bad news on the health and welfare of Vermont teens.

Valley News Political Editor John Gregg talks with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the recent change in the management structure at Darmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and how it's meant to position DHMC for more changes in the health care community.

Vermont's landfills are few, and some of what we throw away is now trucked out of state.  We look at how solid waste is handled, and efforts to divert more of away from landfills.

New Hampshire officials have raised concerns about the closing of state agency offices in the Lebanon area and Dartmouth Hitchcock joins a lawsuit against the state. John Gregg of the Valley News discusses these stories with Jane Lindholm.

Vermont's United States attorney says the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is going to pay $2.2 million to settle charges it improperly billed various federal health programs. Dartmouth-Hitchcock denies any liability, but it acknowledges there were gaps in its billing system that it has been working to fix.

In health care, the conventional wisdom is that early diagnosis can lead to better outcomes, but a group of doctors are Dartmouth say that we are suffering an epidemic of overdiagnosis.

A Dartmouth College institute and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center have joined a first-of-its-kind collaboration with other leading hospitals around the country. The goal is to improve the quality of health care while reducing costs.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Executive Director about the decision to suspend a planned trip to Haiti by doctors, therapists and nurses

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with New Hampshire Union-Leaser reporter Garry Rayno about the rejection of a partnership between Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health and CMC Healthcare.

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is telling its employees living in domestic partnerships that they will need to get married or obtain a civil union or lose their benefits.

VPR's Steve Zind talks with reporter John Gregg of the Valley News about plans to relocate one of the helicopters Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center uses to transport critically ill and injured patients.

A draft of the state's new big-game plan identifies a number of issues that need to be addressed to maintain the health of Vermont's bear, deer, moose and wild turkey populations.