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Vermont single payment system law heads to the Governor’s desk

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  May 6, 2011 at 3:33 pm

  Kevin Outterson
H.202 passed the House 94-49 yesterday and Governor Shumlin promises to sign it. The Vermont law deserves some careful attention, but doesn’t appear to be creating much of a stir in Vermont itself – the lead story in this morning’s Burlington Free Press was flooding on Lake Champlain and the most popular story on the website was UVM students in an annual clothing-optional rite of spring.

I’ve read the law (142 pages, a joy by federal standards) and will post throughout next week:
- Monday: Vermont’s Super MedPAC
- Tuesday: Federal and ERISA plans
- Wednesday: Bad news for PhRMA
- Thursday: Antitrust waivers
- Friday: Financing
Update: My interview with Ezra Klein is here.
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  health reform, Vermont
- Comments (1)
- by Jonathan TE on May 12th, 2011 at 14:01
  
  Thanks for this series. Even after you’ve finished this week’s posts, I hope you’ll return to the subject of Vermont’s plan again. Being a Vermonter, I doubly appreciate your work in digging out the details and nuances.
  
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