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Vermont Business Magazine For the second consecutive year, total payments to care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias will surpass a quarter of a trillion dollars ($277 billion), which includes an increase of nearly $20 billion from last year, according to data reported in the Alzheimer’s Association 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report released last week. In 2018 Medicaid costs for caring for Vermonters living with Alzheimer’s will reach $106 million.
New findings from the report show the growing burden of Alzheimer’s on people living with the disease, their families and caregivers, as well as society at large. The number of older Americans is growing rapidly, so too is the number of people living with Alzheimer’s and the subsequent impact to the nation’s economy. By 2050, the total cost of care for Alzheimer’s is projected to increase to more than $1.1 trillion.
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Vermont Business Magazine Michelle Wade APRN defines excellence. As one of Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region’s (CHCRR) Nurse Practitioners she is known for her thorough understanding of how critically important the work of a nurse practitioner is in caring for the elderly and the most vulnerable patients. CHCRR recognizes Wade’s unique skills, and now the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) does too! AANP named her recipient of the 2018 Award for Excellence in Vermont, naming her the top nurse practitioner in the state. She’ll receive the award this summer in Denver, Co. during the AANP’s National Conference June 26-July 1 when statewide nurse practitioners and advocates will be honored from states around the country.
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Vermont Business Magazine US News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and civic journalism, in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation, the independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Aetna, has announced the inaugural Healthiest Communities rankings. The new report evaluated nearly 3,000 communities nationwide across 10 categories, from education and population health to infrastructure and economy.
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by John McClaughry The Legislature is debating how fast to propel the state into the new adventure of universal coverage for primary health care services, “whether the services are publicly financed or covered by health insurance or other means … [made] affordable for all Vermonters, such as through income-sensitized, State-funded cost-sharing assistance.”
The current proposal (S.53) directs the Green Mountain Care Board and the usual “stakeholders” to deliver a report by January 2019, followed by a “draft operational plan” a year thereafter. The single payer advocates are furious that the bill doesn’t decree single-payer primary care right now.
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Vermont Business Magazine The National Outdoor Recreation Conference, to be held in Burlington, April 23 to 26, 2018, confirmed its schedule of keynote speakers and award recipients for its 2018 conference that include US Congressman Peter Welch, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger.
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Vermont Business Magazine GlowAesthetics has opened its new state-of-the-art medical spa and beauty boutique at the Shelburne Square Shopping Plaza in South Burlington on 41 IDX Drive. The medical spa opened for business on March 19, 2018 and will be open 6 days/week. Owners/Aestheticians Maria Gould and Christine Keelan said their vision was to create the ultimate one-stop beauty destination where their clients could escape and rejuvenate while experiencing transformative results.
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Vermont Business Magazine The sap is flowing all over Vermont this month and sugarmakers are firing up their evaporators to create that liquid gold, maple syrup. Evaporators have historically been fired with cordwood, or more recently oil or propane. One sugarhouse though has found the sweet spot of convenience and tradition, a wood pellet fired evaporator. Republic of Vermont is a certified organic sugarhouse and treatment-free apiary located in Goshen.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) announced today that the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected in two additional Vermont counties. Samples were collected in Washington County and Caledonia County on March 16 during a survey for the insect. Samples collected from three Vermont counties have now been confirmed to be emerald ash borer by USDA taxonomists. It was first found in Orange County in February.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Senate has voted to enact another study on how to fund clean water (S260). A coalition of municipal, business, and environmental groups are calling on the Vermont House of Representatives to take concrete steps toward meeting our state’s commitment to putting long-term funding for water quality in place.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Town of Hartford commissioned two rooftop solar projects on Town buildings in February 2018 in order to see long-term savings and energy price stability. Norwich Solar Technologies of White River Junction installed a 98-kilowatt DC, net-metered solar photovoltaic (PV) system on the rooftop of the town’s Wastewater Treatment Plant as well as a 37-kilowatt DC system on the Public Works building.
Anticipated production for the Wastewater Treatment Plant system is 101,300 kWh in year one, with approximately $7,000 in first-year energy savings. The Public Works Building system is expected to produce 46,340 kWh in the first year. Additionally, the system owner will pay property taxes on the arrays, providing the town additional revenue over the life of the system.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House approved a $5.8 billion fiscal year 2019 state budget (H.924) Friday night on a vote of 122-10. The budget makes critical investments to assist and protect vulnerable Vermonters, places significant funds in the state rainy day fund, and makes investments that will save the state tens of millions of dollars in future years.
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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott will address attendees at the Annual Governor’s Luncheon, hosted by the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Springfield Rotary Club. Gov. Scott will discuss his priorities for the second half of the legislative session, and his Administration’s economic and affordability initiatives.
(Please note registration for this event is limited. Visit http://www.springfieldvt.com/ for more information)
WHEN: Monday, March 26, 2018
12:00 p.m.
WHERE: The Hartness House Inn, 30 Orchard St., Springfield, VT 05156