Becker's Healthcare December 2, 2024
Kristin Kuchno

A group of Vermont legislators is calling on Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network to reconsider its planned service cuts, NBC 5 reported Nov. 27.

Here are seven things to know:

1. The planned clinical service reductions were announced in response to Vermont budget cuts from the Green Mountain Care Board, which required a $122 million revenue reduction.

2. UVM Health’s renal transplant program and Berlin, Vt.-based Central Vermont Medical Center’s psychiatric unit will close under the plan, among other reductions. More than $18 million in administrative costs will be cut, according to the plan. Up to 200 jobs could be affected throughout the system, UVM Health confirmed.

3. A group of lawmakers raised concerns in a Nov. 26 news...

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