MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Several Vermont towns have voted on a measure urging the Legislature to reconsider single-payer health care.
Middlebury, Salisbury, and Putney approved it Tuesday night. New Haven, Bristol, and Weybridge also approved the measure on Monday.
Voters in at least eight towns were expected to consider the non-binding referendum to urge the Legislature to take up the bill exploring a universal primary care system funded by public tax dollars.
Voters in at least eight towns were expected to consider the non-binding referendum to urge the Legislature to take up a bill exploring a universal primary care system funded by public tax dollars.
Vermont attempted a statewide single-payer system under Gov. Peter Shumlin, but he abandoned the effort in 2014 after Vermonters saw the cost of shifting from private premiums to an 11% payroll tax.
The universal primary care bill faces a crossover deadline the week after Town Meeting Day, making passage this session unlikely.
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