The House has advanced a bill that requires health insurance companies to disclose the claims they've denied for coverage. If the bill passes, Vermont would become the sixth state to mandate that claims data be made public.

The 2012 health care bill sets up a consumer exchange, and allows individuals and small businesses to be eligible for federal tax credits.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott talks about a new report that outlines options for the State Office Complex in Waterbury and we hear about Common Cause Vermont's new campaign contribution data base.

State officials are concerned that the federal government will enact regulations that could undermine the competitive nature of Vermont's new health care exchange beginning in 2014.

The Vermont House has given preliminary approval to a bill under which the state would take the next big step on a path to sweeping health insurance reform passed in broad outline last year.

When we say "gold" "bronze" and "silver," we think about Olympic medals. But this year, those words will have a new meaning. They'll be part of the language of health care planning in the Vermont Legislature. In order to understand the debate, we'll have to tune our ears to a lot of new definitions.

In the coming year, the five-person Green Mountain Care Board will lead the state of Vermont on the path to a single payer health care system they hope to have in place by 2017. Some doctors are very much in support of what the Green Mountain Care Board is trying to do.

In the coming year, the five-person Green Mountain Care Board will lead the state of Vermont on the path to a single payer health care system they hope to have in place by 2017. This week we'll be hearing from two doctors with very different views on the proposed changes to the state's health care system.

These were some of the voices in the news this week.

Congressman Peter Welch makes recommendations on cutting the deficit, VPR's Ross Sneyd provides analysis on the Burlington mayoral race and we listen back to the voices in the news this week.

The newly appointed Green Mountain Health Care Board will formally begin its work this week. One of the biggest challenges facing the board is finding ways to control health care costs in the coming year.

A survey released this month shows Vermonters only narrowly approve the state's new law that moves Vermont toward a single-payer health care system. In Rutland County, a political bellwether, opinions are equally divided.

After eight years at the helm, the head of Vermont's largest hospital is leaving for a job in Missouri. Fletcher Allen Health Care president Melinda Estes says she will leave her current post in August.

Physicians are worried about how health care reform will affect their work and their medical practices. They say they're already under financial pressure, as they struggle to see more patients in less time. And a new survey shows that they want to be involved in how the state transforms their profession.

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 consumer insurance exchanges that are part of Vermont's new health care bill don't go into effect until 2014. But the Shumlin Administration is confident that other provisions of the legislation will help reduce the state's healthcare growth rate in the next few years. One key goal is to bring the rising cost of private insurance premiums under control. 

Senator Bernie Sanders says it's critical for supporters of a federal, single payer health care system to keep the issue in front of voters in the coming years.

A St. Johnsbury physician is going to testify on Capitol Hill about the high cost of using emergency rooms for non-urgent services.

Legislation that's designed to move Vermont to a publicly financed health care system won final approval in the House yesterday afternoon and the bill is now on its way to Governor Peter Shumlin for his signature.  The bill is one of the Governor's top priorities for the 2011 session.  

By a 94-49 margin, Vermont House lawmakers have voted to approve a bill that would give the state a universal, publicly funded health care system. A strong supporter, Gov. Peter Shumlin is expected to sign the measure once it reached his desk.