By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefGov. Peter Shumlin's plan to make Vermont the first state in the nation to adopt a single-payer health system has cleared a House committee and is expected to reach a floor vote by late this week.But a last-minute change to House Bill 202, Shumlin's single-payer plan, calls on state officials to study whether workers' compensation should be a part of the new system.Following a week of hearings, the state House Health Care Committee voted 8-3 at 11 p.m. (EDT) Thursday night to approve HB 202 and send it on for a brief stop in the House Approp...
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