Tim Ashe

Healthcare Create a rural health dashboard that identifies the assets needed for a vibrant community and repeatedly direct decision makers to it to inform their program and spending choices. Healthcare Scrub the State’s health care expenditures to make sure Vermont is not overpaying, including for prescriptions and out-of-state care. Housing Assess the performance of the State’s many housing programs with an eye toward cost to taxpayers, affordability guarantees, and geographic equity. Economy Evaluate the extent to which small towns are receiving their fair share of state resources for housing, infrastructure, and related programs. Healthcare Examine the effectiveness of State health care professional incentive programs to make sure all corners of Vermont are benefitting. Healthcare Analyze wait times for primary, speciality, and mental healthcare services to identify geographic disparities. Taxes / Budget Making sure Vermont has comprehensive systems in place to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse must always be central to the office’s work. Although it is not glamorous, these efforts promote a high-performing culture in State government, support the State’s high bond rating, and reduce the risk that the federal government will recapture much-needed funding. Housing Quantify the effects of short-term rentals, private equity ownership, and other speculative second home ownership on housing markets on Vermont residents who need homes and apartments they can afford. Housing Examine the State’s many infrastructure programs to determine whether they are well-aligned with the State’s housing needs.