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Vermont Senate Passes Bill for Universal, Publicly Financed Health Care

by Anja Rudiger, Health Program Director, The National Economic and Social Rights Initiative

A small state is fighting for the human right to health care -- and winning.

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Hundreds Rally For Health Care In Montpelier
Major Celebration After State Senate Passes H.202

By Randy Gyllenhaal
Reporter

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Hundreds of Vermonters hit the streets in Montpelier to show their support for universal health care. They marched from City Hall to the statehouse Sunday afternoon.
"You have been leading this struggle for universal health care," shouted organizer Kate Kanelstein to the crowd as they made their way through downtown Montpelier.

http://www.buzzsawmag.org/2011/04/06/the-grassroots-healthcare-movement/

The Grassroots Healthcare Movement
By Emily Miles | April 6th, 2011 | Access, Upfront

State community organizers lead the way in national healthcare reform

By Emily Miles

On March 25, 2010, Vermont became the first state to begin passing legislation promoting a state single- payer healthcare system since the initial overhaul of national healthcare reform (House Bill 676) in March 2009.

Image by Andy Coates

Single-payer supporters dominate public hearing

By Peter Hirschfeld
Vermont Press Bureau - Published: March 15, 2011
MONTPELIER — When Kate Farrington’s mother lost her job, Kate Farrington lost her health insurance.

The young woman from Brattleboro is now confronting the relapse of a gynecological condition that, left untreated, could result in lifelong pain and an inability to have children.

Since Farrington lacks the thousands of dollars needed to pay for treatment, “my life could be devastated at a time when the future was starting to look promising.”