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By: Tyler Boronski; NBC5 BURLINGTON, Vt. — For years now, leaders in Washington have been sounding the alarm on the rising costs of health care in the U.S. On Friday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders met face to face with the insurance companies and hospital providers to talk and try to figure out if there’s anything that can be done to

By: Peter D’Auria; VTDigger In a wide-ranging conversation, Vermont’s senior senator and top health care leaders sought to understand the reasons for rising health care costs — and how to stop them. Earlier this month, health insurance companies asked state regulators for permission to increase their premiums by roughly 9% to 19% — among the highest increases in recent history.

By: Jessica Tara; WCAX BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders hosted a round table in Burlington Friday afternoon to talk about health care costs in the state. It comes after the only insurers in Vermont’s marketplace this month proposed premium rate increases. If they are approved, Vermonters could see increases between 9% and 19%. Sanders says the proposed

By: Joseph Choi; The Hill Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are scrutinizing a data analytic firm over concerns the services it provides to insurance companies are leaving patients with “sky-high medical bills.” The senators issued a letter last week to Travis Dalton, president and CEO of the health care data analytics firm MultiPlan, stating their concerns over

By: Kevin McCallum; Seven Days In April, when U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stepped up to the microphone on the Senate floor to denounce Israel’s war in Gaza, he brought along visual aids. On his right was a large photograph of an infant swaddled in a white blanket, with a face gaunt from hunger. On his left, an image of

By: Alexander Bolton; The Hill Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) on Monday defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant along with senior Hamas officials, breaking with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the controversial issue. “The ICC prosecutor is right to take these actions.