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The Vermont legislature passed a bill this week mandating the study of three approaches to universal healthcare—a single-payer system, healthcare with a public option, and the current system under the healthcare reform bill passed by Congress. The legislature will choose the best plan in 2011 and plans to begin implementation in 2012.
According to the Vermont Workers' Center, the prospects for passing this legislation looked bleak as recently as January. But thousands of Vermonters—including Senator Bernie Sanders—mobilized for the "Healthcare is a Human Right" campaign and it changed the political climate.
Health Care As A Right Gains Traction In Vermont
Seeded on Sun Jun 6, 2010 5:05 PM EDT
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