The legislation (H. 202) is scheduled for a vote in the state House later this week. It calls for the development of a health benefit exchange, the creation of a five-member Vermont Health Reform Board to develop new models of care delivery and payment and the establishment of Green Mountain Care, a government-financed health insurance program available to any state resident.
Green Mountain Care is intended to replace private insurance plans in the health benefit exchange with a single state-run plan, but would require that the state be granted a waiver of federal requirements.
The Democratic majorities in the state’s House and Senate appear to be supportive of the bill, though Republicans and others worry the legislation could threaten quality and access to care in the state.
Read the Burlington Free Press report on Vermont healthcare.
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