Scott administration opposes universal primary care

Michael Costa, left, fields questions from lawmakers in 2015. Photo by Morgan True/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott’s administration is taking a firm stance against a legislative effort to create a universal primary health care system.
The administration is opposed to S.53 in part because publicly financed primary care would require new taxes. But that’s only one of several problems, said Michael Costa, deputy commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access.
Costa also says universal