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Capitol Recap: When hospitals close services, who should have a say?
4 minutes Posted Apr 11, 2026 at 12:08 am.
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Last year, in the wake of controversial, patient-facing cuts at the University of Vermont Health network, lawmakers passed a new law. They said regulators would get to intervene if they didn’t think hospitals should shutter a service. But now, barely a year later, lawmakers are already second-guessing that decision.