<div class='node-body'><p>While the nation waits for an overdue Supreme Court decision that will decide the fate of President Obama&rsquo;s Affordable Care Act, another health care drama with wide implications for universal health care is just starting in Vermont.</p>
<p>Prodded by a strong grassroots movement, the Vermont legislature voted last year for a single-payer state health care system where every citizen will eventually be eligible for publicly funded health care.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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