When the Green Mountain Care Board gets a rate filing, they post it on their Rate Review website. The board then asks the insurer questions. The board also asks for comments from the public. For some rate filings there is a public hearing. The board must consider multiple factors when reviewing a rate filing including whether the premium price change is affordable. After reviewing the rate filing, the board approves, denies or makes changes to the rate filing.

The Office of Health Care Advocate (HCA) represents the public in rate filing cases. We tell the Green Mountain Care Board how the changes might affect Vermonters. We also tell the board what we think it should do regarding the rate filing. Learn more on our page about the HCA’s Rate Review Role.

Rate filings are submitted throughout the year. The proposed rates for Vermont Health Connect (VHC) plans are submitted to the Green Mountain Care Board in May. Public hearings for these cases happen in late July and the board sets VHC premium prices in August.

You can tell the board what you think about premium price changes. Visit our How the Public Can Participate page to learn how to make comments.