Vermont

The Department of Vermont Health Access released the results of a statewide telephone survey conducted between March 17-25, 2012 to solicit views on the state's forthcoming health insurance exchange.

This report by provides detailed background on Vermont’s existing publicly funded health care programs, the impact of the ACA, and recommendations for designing various components of the Exchange.

This report addresses alignment of Vermont's public and private insurance programs; bulk purchasing mechanisms for drugs, purchase of supplemental insurance plans; coverage for young adults; and financial risk considerations.

On November 29, 2011 Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Vermont received federal funding to help establish state-based health insurance excahnges.

The Department of Vermont Health Access released a request for proposal (RFP) for assistance in Vermont’s second year of
planning for design and implementation of an Exchange.

Vermont's Level One Exchange Establishment grant narrative.

Governor Shumlin announced appointees to Vermont's Green Mountain Care Board.

Gov. Peter Shumlin and legislative leaders have named the nine-member nominating committee charged with vetting candidates for the Green Mountain Care Board. The Green Mountain Care Board will design and administer components of the state's health care reform plan.

Minutes and documents from Vermont's Exchange Advisory Group Board meetings.

The legislation (H.B. 202) will create a health insurance exchange in Vermont and will also start to implement a single payer system in three to five years.