VT Senate votes for single-payer health care bill
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The Vermont state Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to health care legislation that is a key part of Gov. Peter Shumlin's agenda, The Associated Press reports.
The bill, a version of which already has been passed by the House, would put Vermont on a path toward what it calls a "universal and unified health system" and what the Democratic governor calls single-payer health care, with the objective of ensuring health insurance coverage for every resident.
The Senate legislation won initial approval on a 21-8 vote and is due for final action Tuesday. It calls for setting up a health care marketplace, called an exchange, in keeping with federal health care legislation. It also sets up a board that would review and approve designs for a publicly financed program available to all residents.
Differences between the House and Senate versions of the legislation would be worked out in a conference committee, and then the bill would go to the governor for his signature.
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