Vermont's Independent Voice
Browse News
Browse Arts + Culture
Browse Food + Drink
Browse Cannabis
Browse Music
Browse On Screen
Browse Events
Browse Classifieds
Browse Personals
Question Authority
Member since Jul 9, 2018
Recent Comments
Re: “Sanders Speaks Out for UVM Medical Center Nurses”
Last week Seven Days article on non profit compensation, per board chair, CEO of UVM Medical Center, Dr. Brumstead, could be payed at 65% of the national median for compensation with bonuses, which it looks like he hit at $2.1 million, and that the remainder of his 15+ executive team is payed at the same standard, based on "market analysis", and that the nurses are being paid their wage based on "market analysis". SENATOR SANDERS, SEVEN DAYS, PLEASE ASK UVM ABOUT WHAT THAT "MARKET ANALYSIS" IS. Really, UVM back up that claim to restore public trust. I've heard same thing happening to MD'S at UVM, paying them at a low rate compared to national average, so they can't recruit or retain MD's, that's why you can't get an appointment with anyone and your doctor always changes. All this leads to bad care for patients. Priorities.
Posted by
Question Authority
on 07/09/2018 at 5:17 PM
Re: “Contract Talks Yield No Breakthrough for Nurses, UVM Medical Center”
We're all getting screwed by a health care system dominated by special interests - pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, insurance companies and health care executives that get their salaries approved by the very same board they sit on, all lobbying our politicians, consciously or subconsciously seduced by donations from these sources, because we don't have true campaign finance reform. Costs in health care are out of control. At least Obamacare attempted to do something about it. The status quo isn't going to work.