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PUTNEY-I was a pediatrician who worked at the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center for a little over 10 years. It was a special place compared to other maternity wards I had worked at.
Breastfeeding was supported, childbirth classes were well-attended, nurses were devoted to patients having the best experience possible, and well-trained, experienced, and compassionate OB and pediatric doctors and midwives worked together well. I was forlorn when I heard it was on the chopping block.
Why does this happen? Why would a unit that listens to what families want, that has excellent outcomes, and that is loved, be closed? Jobs will be lost, and pregnant women will have to travel over an hour — dangerously far. Medicaid money will go out of state, and young people will be hesitant to move here.
The Birthing Center crisis is the face of our state’s systemic issues.
A 7-year-old boy, in remission from leukemia and living in Florida, was unable to access potentially life-saving treatments because his insurance coverage was suddenly cut off. This is the face of the government's cruel cancellation of Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans. What's behind this nightmare? The COVID-19 pandemic...
The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period starts Oct. 15, which means people over 65 will be inundated with ads encouraging them to sign up for what's called “Medicare Advantage.” While Medicare Advantage (MA, also called “Medicare Part C”) sounds like it's part of traditional, nonprofit Medicare, it's actually operated by...
Town Meeting is coming up, and Putney residents will have a chance to join the groundswell of support for a single-payer national health plan. Article 12 on the warrant calls on Sen. Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch to work vigorously to enact emergency legislation to ensure everyone gets the care they need during the pandemic, as well as to enact federal legislation that provides universal, comprehensive health care coverage, with no deductibles, copays, or other out-of-pocket...
I have spent most of my working life trying to understand and address the health needs of children and their families. I've seen that legislation - laws such as paid sick leave for workers and extended access to reproductive health care - actually helps families and environmental concerns, such as clean air and water, matter for kids and families. These issues have been priorities for Mike Mrowicki and David Deen. I believe that some oversight of who can own a...
