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Vermont's All-Payer Health Care Experiment: Key Lessons
Vermont's 8-year all-payer health care model ended in 2025. What did nearly $100 million and OneCare Vermont's experiment actually teach us?
Amara Okafor
Health & Community Reporter
Amara Okafor is a first-year student from Brooklyn, New York, on the Biology/Public Health track. A Nigerian-American who volunteers in local clinics, she brings a human-centered, empathetic approach to her coverage of health, wellness, and community issues. Her writing connects policy and data to lived experiences.
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Vermont Prisons Accused of Blocking Immigration Lawyers
Immigration attorneys say Vermont corrections officials have restricted access to detainees, raising concerns about fair legal representation in deportation cases.
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Lily Call Earns LNA at 17, Pursues Nursing & Imaging Degrees
St. Johnsbury Academy senior Lily Call earned her LNA at 17 and now plans to pursue dual degrees in nursing and radiologic sciences in college.
Sports
Berlin Native Leads Cardiac Survivor Program at Elliot Health
Jay Michaud, executive director at Elliot Health System, developed the hospital's first annual survivor banquet reuniting cardiac arrest survivors with their caregivers.
Technology
Jury Awards $1.4M in Malpractice Case Against DHMC
Vermont jury found Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center failed to identify metastatic tumor in testicular cancer patient, despite repeated complaints.