The Douglas Administration has been
advocating for a new mental health
facility in Burlington to
replace the century-old Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury. But
progress on
the replacement has been slow. Last Spring the Legislature commissioned
a study
on the future of the State Hospital and mental
health care in the state. The study’s findings are being made public
this week. On this episode of Vermont Edition
we examine
the new report and its recommendations with two of its creators.
Wiretapping attorneys, political fundraising and hospital rates were only some of the stories that caught our attention this week. A college campus dealt with two assaults, California turned its eye to Vermont’s car emissions trial and some home owners felt the pinch of adjusted mortgage rates.
The U.S. Senate has rejected a plan by Senator Patrick Leahy to allow military detainees to challenge their detention in federal court,Vermont’s Public Service Board says hospitals should be forced to live within budgets that grow no faster than the rate of inflation, Advocates launch a statewide awareness campaign for Catamount Health, and commentator Charlie Nardozzi with lawn care advice before the snow flies.
The commission that oversees hospital budgets in Vermont has proposed radical surgery to control health care costs. The commission says hospitals should be forced to live within budgets that grow no faster than the rate of inflation.
Vermont’s hospitals want to raise revenues by $161 million – more than a 10% increase over last year. A state commission today began its annual review of hospital budgets. That commission learned that this year’s budget growth is the largest in several years.