It is no mystery that health care costs and insurance premiums are spiking higher than Americans can afford. Two factors — lack of industry transparency and burdensome government regulations — have ...

Various health insurance benefit designs based on value-based purchasing have been promoted to steer patients to high-value providers, but little is known about the designs’ relative effectiveness and ...

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In many ways, Act 68, as passed, builds upon the best features of existing reference-based pricing laws. Going forward, state officials should also be wary of potential pitfalls. Vermont is no ...

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Senate lawmakers on Thursday approved a health care cost-control measure intended to lower insurance premiums by allowing state regulators to more quickly reduce what some insurance plans pay ...

Scott wants to expand other models of health insurance in Vermont. Observers worry that his veto points to deepening political divisions over how to keep healthcare affordable.