‘A Sense of Urgency’: Sen. Bernie Sanders Pushes Vermont Health Care Players on High Costs

By: Peter D’Auria; VTDigger In a wide-ranging conversation, Vermont’s senior senator and top health care leaders sought to understand the reasons for rising health care costs — 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% — among the highest increases in recent history.

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Sanders Hosts Burlington Health Care Roundtable

By: Jessica Tara; WCAX BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders hosted a round table in Burlington Friday afternoon to talk about health care costs in the state. It comes after the only insurers in Vermont’s marketplace this month proposed premium rate increases. If they are approved, Vermonters could see increases between 9% and 19%. Sanders says the proposed

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Sanders, Wyden Scrutinize Data Firm Over ‘Sky-High Medical Bills’

By: Joseph Choi; The Hill Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are scrutinizing a data analytic firm over concerns the services it provides to insurance companies are leaving patients with “sky-high medical bills.” The senators issued a letter last week to Travis Dalton, president and CEO of the health care data analytics firm MultiPlan, stating their concerns over

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Sanders: ICC ‘Right’ To Seek Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Official

By: Alexander Bolton; The Hill Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) on Monday defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant along with senior Hamas officials, breaking with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the controversial issue. “The ICC prosecutor is right to take these actions.

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