Governor Peter Shumlin looks at how well he did in meeting his goals for 2011 and outlines his priorities for 2012.

This winter, the U.S. Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of President Obama's health care plan. Vermont officials say Governor Peter Shumlin's efforts to implement a single payer system in the state could hinge on how the Court rules.

Vermont's doctors have formed a new organization to allow them to take an active role in forming a new state health care system in the coming years. The new organization is needed to comply with federal anti-trust laws.

The health care overhaul bill that was the centerpiece of Governor Peter Shumlin's legislative agenda last winter left many critical decisions to a five-member board that would determine the nuts and bolts of transforming Vermont's health care delivery and payment system.

Anya Rader Wallack was just named head of the Green Mountain Care board. Rader Wallack served as the governor's special assistant for health reform in the most recent legislative session which she will need to draw on to meet immediate and long-term challenges.

Governor Peter Shumlin has taken a major step towards his goal of having Vermont become the first state in the country to adopt a single payer health care system. He has appointed the five members of a newly created state board that will oversee virtually every aspect of health care in Vermont.

Governor Peter Shumlin has appointed his top health policy aide as head of the new Green Mountain Health Care board.

Vermont's 14 hospitals have submitted their budgets for review, and the state has required they hold the line on revenue increases.

According to a new study, Vermont is one of a handful of states that have complied with the first key requirement of the new federal health care law.The requirement calls for the creation of ‘health care exchanges' that are designed to act as a marketplace for health insurance policies beginning in 2014.

A special nominating committee is now taking applications for positions on the five-member board that will oversee implementation of Vermont's new health care law.

Lt. Governor Phil Scott says there wasn't any reason for Democrats at the Statehouse, and the Governor, to rush the health care bill through the Legislature. He says there are too many questions about the new law and he thinks Democratic leaders should have studied the issue for another year.

Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law a major overhaul of the state's health care system. The law will set up a board that will oversee all health care in the state. Earlier: Administration Says Law Will Control Costs

The legislation creates a new five person board that will oversee virtually every aspect of health care in the state. But the bill also delegates a lot authority to the Governor's office to develop key policies.

In the last days of the Legislative session, the bill that lays the foundation for a single-payer health care system in Vermont, H. 202, passed. We talk with Governor Peter Shumlin's health care policy adviser, Anya Rader Wallack, about the strategy to focus on cost containment for the next two years, before attempting to implement a single-payer system.

The state is preparing to move toward a publicly funded program to provide health care to every resident. But big questions loom.

A group of people who oppose a health care bill making its way through the state Legislature took their cause to the capital Thursday, denouncing the measure as ill-conceived and rushed.

A "health care board" is central to the new proposal to overhaul Vermont's health care system. But some of the state senators who are reviewing the bill have a lot of questions about the role and the authority the board would have.

It's on to the Vermont Senate for an ambitious health care reform bill that would put Vermont on the path toward a single-payer health care system.

Legislation that's designed to put Vermont on the path to adopting a single payer health care system is moving through the House. The bill is one of Governor Peter Shumlin's top priorities for the 2011 session.

Vermont lawmakers may ask the Shumlin administration to produce recommendations for reforming the medical malpractice system in the state with an eye to lowering health care costs.

Committees from the Vermont House and Senate will hold a joint public hearing on a universal health care bill.

A proposal by the Shumlin Administration to impose a new health care provider tax on dentists is being closely reviewed at the Statehouse. The plan is designed to raise $6 million next year, and there are concerns that those costs will be passed along to consumers.

Governor Peter Shumlin is encouraged by President Obama's support for a bill that would allow states to design their own health care plans starting in 2014. Obama made the announcement during the governor's recent trip to Washington.

Governor Peter Shumlin's plan to implement a single payer health care system in Vermont by 2014 has gotten a big boost from Washington. President Obama told a meeting of the nation's governors that he'll help states get federal waivers so they have more flexibility in designing their own systems.

Just two years ago Wendell Potter was head of corporate communications at Cigna, one of the nations' largest health insurance companies. But he walked away from the job, and now is one of the industry's most vocal critics.