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Phil Scott
stated on January 21, 2020:

“In 2018, the providers the state paid through the ACO reduced the amount of money spent on healthcare services by $7.7 million.”

By Katie Jickling • February 3, 2020
Heidi Scheuermann
stated on May 16, 2019 in floor debate:

They understand the importance (of medical monitoring). It’s clear, though, that they want to do it in a way that is consistent with other states and S.37 just isn’t.

By Elizabeth Gribkoff • May 24, 2019
Thomas Anderson
stated on December 13, 2018 in in a meeting:

"If the experiences in Colorado and Washington are the experiences we have here, roadway deaths are going to go up, impaired driving is likely to go up."

By Xander Landen • January 3, 2019
Phil Scott
stated on October 10, 2018 in campaign debate:

"We had a waiting list in Chittenden County when I came into office of about 700. ... We opened a new treatment hub in St. Albans, and it reduced that number to zero."

By Lola Duffort • November 8, 2018
Michael Schirling
stated on October 2, 2018 in Schirling to Boston.com Oct. 2, responding to an SNL skit:

"We invite SNL viewers to Vermont to see all that we have to offer, including our increasingly diverse communities... The leaves are changing and so is Vermont."

By Anne Wallace Allen • October 31, 2018