Health Care

MONTPELIER, VT — On Wednesday evening, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosted a Listening Session with Vermonters, community leaders and health care experts focused on how President Trump’s health care policies are hurting Vermonters.   Vermont officials estimate about 45,000 Vermonters could lose their health coverage…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released new data highlighting the impact of President Trump’s economic policies and Republicans’ so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on hardworking Vermont families.   The new report reveals that…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today demanded answers from Apexus LLC regarding concerning financial practices the company has reportedly been engaged in as the 340B program’s Prime Vendor. Senator Welch also requested information from the company…

Welch at a June Judiciary Committee hearing. Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Sens. Peter Welch and Ron Wyden introduced legislation Monday that would repeal targeted provisions dealing with Medicaid and orphan-drug exemptions in the GOP tax-and-spending law.  Why it matters: The bill has virtually no chance of…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week introduced the Waste and Illegal Property Eradication (WIPE) Act and the Health Records Enhancement Act, bipartisan, bicameral bills that would improve, expand, and enhance protections for veterans under the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive…