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Vermont’s Birthing Center Crisis | Burlington News
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s birthing center faces closure by December 31st, blamed on years of financial mismanagement and inaccurate reporting that drained reserves—though new leadership has been working to fix it for ten months. The argument against state aid is flawed: other rural hospitals like Northwestern Medical Center are also hemorrhaging millions annually, and without higher Medicaid reimbursements, these vital services can’t survive. Vermont could learn from New Hampshire’s successful model, which boosted Medicaid rates for labor and delivery to keep the last delivery room…
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