We select quotes that capture residents' main points about health, then group similar quotes by theme. Each theme includes the original quotes, so you can read them, cite them, and see what the theme is based on.
#9 Theme:Raised by 9% of respondents
Health care costs are eating into incomes while the system is seen as broken, especially as Vermont ages.
What people are saying:
Healthcare and housing are too expensive. As a low income, senior, I cannot afford to live in an apartment by myself at market rate rents the cost of healthcare and insurance insurance are forcing me to go without the necessary care I need.
That being said the school system has been great the educational system does a good job and my child has prospered and grown so much more than being in childcare. The cost of healthcare is insane and consumes about 40% of my income overall. Working at UVM great healthcare system but is incredibly expensive and this cost keeps getting higher and higher and reduces any growth that I've had in salary
Healthcare is a seriously broken problem that needs a complete overhaul to work. Why is iur health owned by monopolies?!
#12 Theme:Raised by 7% of respondents
Burlington patients face long waits and too few primary care doctors, therapists, and specialists.
What people are saying:
The housing crunch is very distressing and never fun to deal with, and a seemingly endless cyclical nightmare to deal with in BTV. Dealing with UVMMC’s inefficiency, long wait times, referrals and branches of UVMMC not communicating with each other further delays getting adequate treatment and answers. Climate change and the impacts on our community - in increasing grocery costs, unpredictable crop yields, the risk of flooding, and the health of the lake all affect my everyday life and those of my
More options for PCP’s, therapist, and specialists in Burlington are needed.
Health: Access to doctors without waiting months or years.
A few more quotes worth reading, about topics outside the main themes above.
The planetary emergency is the biggest challenge we've ever faced. Climate solutions also happen to be good for our health, economy, and community
If we are going to be that gathering place and beacon, we need to be ready every single year, every single season, to accommodate our entire population. Our state cannot keep giving and taking away resources for people who need stability. There is research out there to show that providing a home for a person in need is not just the human thing to do, it is the most economical thing to do.
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