Hi all, passing this on from the Vermont Workers' Center:

Vermont health insurance costs have been skyrocketing. Insurance premiums have risen 60-80% and out-of-pocket costs have doubled in just the past 6 years.

Now, Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP want to raise rates for next year's plans by another 16.3 and 12.6%, respectively. This comes after 38,000 Vermont residents have been kicked off of Medicaid in the past year - in the midst of floods - and forced to buy these expensive plans, or go uninsured.

In 2011 Vermont passed a universal, publicly financed healthcare system. If policymakers did their jobs and followed that mandate, we wouldn't be dealing with these outrageous rate hikes.

Join impacted people from across the state on Thursday, July 25th at 4:00 pm to share your story at the Green Mountain Care Board's Online Public Comment Forum on Health Insurance Rates.

RSVP with the Vermont Workers' Center for support with your testimony or to plug in with the Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign: https://workerscenter.org/speak-out-to-reject-health-insurance-rate-hikes/

Join the call via Microsoft Teams or phone next Thursday at https://gmcboard.vermont.gov/event/board-meeting-201

Unable to join on the 25th? Submit a comment beforehand:

Online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZy6M5wJQFPKPWM-4-XSvStgk57glgMSr3pxywGb8IUPrNGQ/viewform
By email: GMCB.Board@Vermont.gov
By phone: (802) 828-2177

Event Info

Dec 28, 2024, 11 AM to 2:30 PM

Dec 29, 2024, 1 to 3 PM

Dec 30, 2024, 1:15 to 2:15 PM