Senator Bernie Sanders: Roundtable on the Rising Costs of Health Care in Vermont
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From the Office of Senator Bernie Sanders:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), holds a roundtable discussion about the rising costs of health care in Vermont on Friday, May 31 at 2:00 p.m. in Burlington.
Friday’s meeting comes as BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont (BCBSVT) and MVP Health Plan, Inc. (MVP) – the only insurers that sell health plans on Vermont’s state marketplace – filed proposed rate increases for premiums in the coming year with the Green Mountain Care Board. If approved, the increases would be between 9 and 19 percent. The proposals, which are currently under review, would take effect in January 2025.
Guests include Don George, President and CEO of BCBSVT; Steve Leffler, President and COO of the University of Vermont Medical Center; Owen Foster, Chair of the Green Mountain Care Board; Gina Akley, President of Trow and Holden; and Jeff McKee, CEO of Community Health Centers of Burlington.
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