Shumlin administration set to deploy new exchange function
MONTPELIER — State officials maintained cautious optimism throughout the summer that an automated enrollment process will be added to Vermont Health Connect by Thursday’s self-imposed deadline and are...
View ArticleShumlin administration expects ‘smooth sailing’ for open enrollment
MONTPELIER — A state official overseeing Vermont Health Connect said he expects mostly “smooth sailing” when Vermonters begin renewing health care plans on a newly automated system Nov. 1. Chief of...
View ArticleTwo years late: Is Vermont Health Connect Finally Ready?
MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin had not even decided to run for the state’s top office when the federal Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March 2010, but the landmark legislation would soon...
View ArticleOutside Audit Finds Vermont Health Connect Out Of Federal Compliance
The first independent, external audit of Vermont Health Connect has arrived, and Virginia-based auditing firm says the state is out of compliance with federal regulations for state health insurance...
View ArticleEffort to bypass exchange for small business continues
MONTPELIER — The Shumlin administration and lawmakers are moving forward with efforts to scrap plans for the small business function on the state’s online health insurance marketplace. Under state law,...
View ArticleExchange Backlog Returns Due To New Technical Problems
Last October, Gov. Peter Shumlin said his administration had finally eliminated the customer-service bottleneck that had long plagued Vermont Health Connect. The change-of-circumstance backlog has...
View ArticleShumlin administration to revise, rebid major AHS tech projects
MONTPELIER — The Shumlin administration is planning to scuttle existing plans for major technology upgrades slated for the Agency of Human Services and begin the process anew using solutions developed...
View ArticleBlue Cross seeks millions from Vermont Health Connect
MONTPELIER — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont believes it is owed more than $5 million from Vermont Health Connect for unpaid insurance premiums and claims paid on plans that were terminated by the...
View ArticleHouse votes to fund review of exchange
MONTPELIER — The Vermont House overwhelmingly voted to fund an independent review of Vermont Health Connect Wednesday, appeasing minority Republicans who have been clamoring for an in depth study to...
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield: Vermont Health Connect owes $6.2 million
MONTPELIER — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont is seeking $6.2 million from the state for premiums the insurer did not receive and claims it paid out after the state had terminated individual insurance...
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