Vermont's health care system is in crisis. The state’s largest insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, is facing insolvency after four consecutive years of losses, and rural hospitals are posting negative margins and hemorrhaging cash. The ripple effect could upend care delivery across the state, with deep implications for outpatient surgical centers, particularly the state’s sole remaining multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center, Green Mountain Surgery Center. “That's a majority … [Read more...]