Sanders Seeks Action on High Health Care Costs at Roundtable

By: Samantha Watson; Vermont Public Sen. Bernie Sanders, on Friday, hosted a roundtable discussion with representatives from Vermontโ€™s health insurance companies, the CEO of the stateโ€™s largest health care provider and others to discuss the rising costs of health care in Vermont. The meeting comes just weeks after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Health Care โ€” the

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Sen. Bernie Sanders plans boycott as some Democrats question planned Netanyahu speech to Congress

By: Ali Vitaliย andย Frank Thorp V; NBC News WASHINGTONโ€”ย ย Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called out top leaders in both parties on Tuesday for welcoming Netanyahu to Congress, excoriating the Israeli prime minister as a โ€œwar criminalโ€ amid theย ongoing war with Gaza.ย  In an interview with NBC News Tuesday, Sanders lashed out at House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., for inviting Netanyahu to address

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โ€˜A Sense of Urgencyโ€™: Sen. Bernie Sanders Pushes Vermont Health Care Players on High Costs

By: Peter Dโ€™Auria; VTDigger In a wide-ranging conversation, Vermontโ€™s senior senator and top health care leaders sought to understand the reasons for rising health care costs โ€” and how to stop them. Earlier this month, health insurance companies asked state regulators for permission to increase their premiums by roughly 9% to 19% โ€” among the highest increases in recent history.

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