Advocate urges more regulation for urgent care centers

Rep. Bill Lippert, center, chair of the House Health Care Committee. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
State lawmakers are considering whether the Green Mountain Care Board should regulate a relatively new type of health facility – independent urgent care centers.
The Office of the Health Care Advocate is proposing that the care board review significant construction and expansion projects at “freestanding walk-in clinics,” as it does at hospitals.
Ironically, the proposal t