Rural Health Care

Bipartisan bill would extend key Medicare rural hospital programs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the bipartisan Rural Hospital Support Act, legislation to prevent rural hospital closures by extending and modernizing…

Health Care Providers Say Bill Is Life Saving For Their Ability To Provide Care ST. JOHNSBURY — Shawn Tester, CEO of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, said the 340B drug discount program was essential for rural healthcare. “Without it, you’re going to have such a gaping hole in…

Senator Peter Welch [D-VT] outside the Banner office in Bennington on Thursday Tim Wassberg - Bennington Banner With the recent change in presidential nominee on the Democratic side, a swath of flooding and climate issues in Vermont, housing concerns and education roadblocks, Senator Peter Welch…

ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today held a roundtable discussion on health care challenges in Vermont’s rural communities and announced new funding to support health care facilities in St. Johnsbury and Waterbury. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Undersecretary…

Call for Continued Health Care Coverage for Vermonters Enrolled in United Healthcare   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-Vt.) sent a letter urging United Healthcare and the University of Vermont Health Network (UVMHN) to reach…