Increasing access to oral health care in Vermont

Voices has long been concerned with health disparities that are masked by Vermont’s relatively good record on providing health care.

Front Page News, Legislative NewsEvan TomasiMarch 3, 2016Oral Health Care, Dental, Health Care

Legislative Preview: Legislators Introduce a Bevy of Health Bills

Last year a bill to license dental practitioners, who could perform oral health services at a dentist’s discretion, was derailed, but lawmakers in the House and Senate have reintroduced it this year.

Front Page NewsEvan TomasiJanuary 21, 2015VT Digger, Legislation, Health Care, S.20, Dental, 2015

H.382 "An act relating to absence from work for health care

H.382 was introduced in 2009 and was referred to the Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sarah Edwards (P-Brattleboro) , Rep. Paul Poirier (I-Barre), and Rep. Michael Fisher (D-Lincoln). If H.382 became law:

Paid Sick DaysEvan TomasiJune 24, 2009Paid Sick Days, H.382, Health Care, 2009

Analyzing Health Care Reform's Impact on Working Households: A New Methodology

This analysis looks at the effects Vermont’s health care policy decisions have on the “effective income” Vermont’s low-income working families.

PublicationsEvan TomasiDecember 18, 2006Analysis, Health Care Reform, Health Care, 2006