Increase Access
Increase Access to Affordable Health Care for all Vermonters
Making quality and affordable health care available for all Vermonters
9.8% (61,000) of Vermonters do not have health insurance coverage, including 4.9% of the state’s children (up to age 18).
While this is low compared to the national uninsured rate of 15.7%, our goal is universal coverage for all citizens.
As an initial target, the Health Care Affordability Act set a goal of achieving a 96% insured rate by 2011 – an increase of 36,000 covered lives.
To accomplish this goal, the health care reform includes strategies to:
- Increase the availability of insurance products
- Provide assistance with affordability of insurance plans
- Conduct comprehensive outreach and enrollment to inform Vermonters
