Do you want to be part of the solution to our most pressing environmental problems? The Environmental Summit is your chance to join like-minded individuals and organizations for a day of inspiring speakers and energizing workshops. Register at http://bit.ly/VTEnvSummit.
We have a serious dental problem in Vermont, more than one in six of our friends and neighbors cannot get the dental care they need because they can’t afford it, or they simply can’t find a dentist. While we will not be able to fix this problem overnight, there are concrete steps we can take …
Vermont Health Connect is here! While Vermonters are starting to pick new plans on Vermont Health Connect, we are already hearing stories from some of the thousands of Vermonters who will be positively impacted by the reform. If health care reform is helping you, your family or your business, we want to hear your story!
On September 12th VPIRG hosted our interactive webinar “Enrolling Your Community in Vermont Health Connect”.The Webinar brought in health care experts from across the state to answer Vermonter’s questions and show them where they can get one on one help enrolling in Vermont Health Connect. Below you can find a recording of the webinar as …
Join us September 12th at noon for an interactive webinar to help you and your community get ready to begin enrolling in Vermont Health Connect. VPIRG and our partners from the Department of Vermont Health Access, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and the Vermont Campaign for health Care Security will fill you in on the …
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Yesterday the Green Mountain Care Board announced that they will require MVP and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to lower their rates for health insurance to be offered through Vermont Health Connect. Blue Cross will lower their average premium rates by 4.3% and while MVP will be reduced by 5.3%. This decision means that Vermonters buying mid level coverage on the exchange could be seeing their monthly premiums go down by approximately $20.
Yesterday the Obama Administration announced that they would not require large businesses to provide health insurance to their employees until 2015. VPIRG Consumer Protection Advocate Falko Schilling commented on the decision saying “Yesterday’s announcement from Washington, D.C. has little effect on the options Vermonters will have for purchasing health insurance next year, or the progress …
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Next week the Green Mountain Care Board will be deciding if they will approve the proposed rates for health insurance plans to be offered on Vermont Health Connect next year, and they will be taking comments until 5:00pm Monday June 17th. Comment now! Vermont Health Connect is the new online marketplace where small businesses (50 …
Vermont’s ground breaking denied claims disclosure law has been making a lot of news lately. Last year VPIRG worked to pass one of the nation’s strongest disclosure requirements for denied claims and non health related spending. Earlier this year Falko Schilling, VPIRG’s Consumer Protection Advocate, presented our initial findings to the House Health Care Committee. …
Revealing Health Insurance Industry Secrets – Last year, VPIRG led the effort to require health insurers to disclose financial data and new information on the number and type of health claims they deny (click here to see what we found!). Thanks to the passage of another VPIRG-backed bill this year, Vermonters will soon be able …
