Episode 23

ARPA funding and changes in Vermont's health insurance market

June 4, 2021 (prerecorded 6/3): This week we follow up on some of the legislation that passed this session.

Vermont's Health Care Advocate Mike Fisher updates Emilie and Olga on what's happening with the state's health care market. Rep. Emilie dives into the latest federal stimulus money and how it could help people pay their premiums.

Meanwhile, Olga - whose insurance will be impacted by these changes - pays VERY close attention. 

Curious for more?

Anyone in Vermont with questions, concerns, or who needs help with health care issues can reach out to the Office of the Health Care Advocate. All questions welcomed.

Contact information:

Office of the Health Care Advocate - Vermont Legal Aid

Helpline – 800.917.7787

www.vtlawhelp.org/health

As part of its rate review process, the Green Mountain Care Board is taking public comment.

To learn more or submit a comment visit: https://ratereview.vermont.gov/public_comment

Theme music by Red Heart the Ticker.

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Olga Peters

Producer and host Olga is a journalist by day and a screenwriter by night. On the Montpelier Happy Hour she combines a newshound's doggedness with a fiction writer's sense of "what if...".
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Emilie Kornheiser

Regular contributor Emilie Kornheiser represents Windham District 2-1 in the Vermont House of Representatives (that’s Brattleboro.) She always appreciates an opportunity to unpack the stories that drive us and hopes her gravestone will read “she asked good questions.” You can find more about her and her work in the legislature at emiliekornheiser.org.