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Governor Phil Scott: Policy Briefing Series for Legislators - Healthcare 01/19/2023

From the Office of Governor Scott:

The Scott Administration will hold a series of briefings for legislators over the next two weeks on a range of issues that are important to Vermont communities. The briefings will provide an efficient overview of major issue areas that the Governor will prioritize this session and allow for an open exchange between executive and legislative branch officials. One goal is to provide lawmakers the opportunity to communicate with and hear from Administration officials on topics that are important to them and their constituents, but may not fall under their committee’s jurisdiction.

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: Challenges Facing Vermont’s Healthcare System and How It Is Impacting Access, Cost and Quality for Vermonters 10/14/2022

A presentation from Bill Schubart, Former Chair of Fletcher Allen Health Care, Author of VTDigger Healthcare Column.

What is Not Working in Mental Health Systems and Other Organizations: Marj Berthold with Lindsey Owen of Disability Rights Vermont 06/22/2022

Marj Berthold continues her series of programs on What is Not Working in the Vermont Mental Health System. In this episode, she interviews the new Executive Director of Disability Rights Vermont, Lindsey Owen.

To learn more about Marj, watch her 2009 documentary Tremors in The System: The Help You Need vs The Help You Get. Watch the documentary here: cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/tremors-system-help-you-need-vs-help-you-get

Nursing Staffing Shortage Town Hall with Kesha Ram-Hinsdale 03/02/2022

Kesha Ram-Hinsdale hosts a Town Meeting with frontline nursing staff about the challenges they face, including wage gaps, housing challenges, extended shifts, a lack of nurse educators and a shortage of new nursing graduates.

Prescription Drug Importation Public Hearing 02/25/2020

In December 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration published a proposed rule which may allow states to import prescription drugs from Canada.

As part of the Scott Administration’s efforts to reduce health care costs for Vermonters, Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Human services are seeking public input to inform the Administration’s planned comments on the federal rule and to understand the public’s views on importation of drugs from Canada.

Public comments are due to the Federal Administration by March 9, 2020.

The Agency of Human Services lead two public hearings: one in Burlington and one in Montpelier, to hear from stakeholders and members of the public to ensure the Administration’s comments reflect the expertise and feedback of those in Vermont’s health care system.

What's Going On?: Local, National and World Affairs 02/13/2020

Host Sandy Baird is joined by Kurt Mehta and Marc Estrin as they discuss the Democrats, Bernie Sanders, the 2020 presidential campaigns, healthcare, corporate interests, and more.

VICII: A Woman's Right to Health Care in Vermont & the U.S. in 2020 02/05/2020

Part of VICIIs 2nd Session of Municipalism: The New Democracy, Contemporary Issues Winter 2020. Leader of the discussion: Sandy Baird, Esq., a founder of the Vermont Women's Health Center and Jill Krowinsky, VT State Representative from Burlington.

Grounds for Health Supports Women’s Healthcare Internationally: An Interview with Lisa Espenshade 01/24/2020

Alison Simonds interviews Lisa Espenshade, the director of donor relations at Grounds for Health, about funding relations, the Starbucks grant and Grounds for Health's 2020 plans.

Wendell Potter Forum - Medicare for All: What's Stopping Us? 06/12/2019

Wendell Potter is a former insurance company executive who found his conscience, quit his job, and is now working for universal health care and bringing awareness to the impact of money on the health care industry and democracy through his investigative reporting on the issues. For this forum he focuses on the impact of money on health care reform.

Presented by Vermont Health Care for All and VBSR.

True North Reports TV: Healthcare Freedom 05/17/2019

Meg Hansen from Vermonters for Healthcare Freedom joins host Michael Bielawski as a call-in guest to discuss healthcare, specifically the health insurance mandate for Vermont.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!