Vermont Single Payer Bill H202

Vermont Health Care Reform

July 29, 2011 - MVP Health Care Objects to Vermonters for Health Care Freedom News Release

Welcome to the Vermont Health Care Reform section of our website. We want this to be your resource for up-to-date information about how Vermont’s new health care reform law will affect you, your family and your business.

The long-term objective of this new law is to create a single payer health care system in Vermont, largely based on a study conducted by Dr. William Hsaio, a Harvard University economist. Click here for a summary of the law, click here for the text of the law, and click here to view Dr. Hsaio’s report.

Vermont needs federal approval to actually implement a single payer system in the state. The law establishes the framework for the creation of Vermont’s health benefit exchange, consistent with the Federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the event that Vermont is unable to obtain all of the approvals necessary to implement the single payer system. So, Vermont will establish a health insurance exchange so long as it is awaiting federal approval of the single payer system.

It is important that you understand how you may be affected under the single payer system and during the time prior to the single payer system being in place. The single payer system could begin as soon as 2014, if the federal government gives Vermont the necessary approvals. The exact date of its implementation will be determined by federal approvals; when approval will be granted remains unclear.

For more information, please click on the links below.

Members	Fully Insured Employers/Brokers	Self-Funded Employers/Brokers	Providers
Single Payer	Single Payer	Single Payer	Single Payer
No Single Payer	No Single Payer	No Single Payer	No Single Payer

At MVP Health Care, we have a team of professionals dedicated to staying ahead of this complex issue. They’re following developments concerning the many proposed changes that are still several years away.

MVP Health Care will be ready for the changes that Vermont health care reform will bring and we’re committed to keeping you informed and prepared for the future of your health care.