Letter to the editor: Support S.27 medical debt relief act

At the office of the Vermont Health Care Advocate, we often hear from Vermonters who are forced to make impossible choices between getting medical treatment and paying for basic needs like food, housing and heat.

BURLINGTON — The Office of Health Care Advocate (HCA), a project of Vermont Legal Aid, recently launched a storytelling project focused on medical debt and its impact on Vermonters. Because the HCA assists thousands of Vermonters every year with a broad r … (read more)