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The Green Mountain Care Board is now considering whether to raise health insurance premium prices for individual and small employer plans. These include Vermont Health Connect plans. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont asked to raise next year’s premium prices by 6.3%, on average. MVP Health Care asked to raise premium prices by 7.3%, on average. The price increases vary by plan.
The federal coronavirus relief laws gave money (Economic Impact Payments or "stimulus checks") to most adults in the United States. The IRS sent the money.
Be aware that scammers are setting up websites, contacting people by phone and email, and posting false information on social media platforms.
Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid are not seeing walk-in clients during the COVID-19 coronavirus emergency. Learn more on this page.
Internet Essentials is offering new customers in Vermont 60 days of free internet service.
If you want the benefit of your providers being on the same page, you don’t need to anything at all. You’ll be automatically enrolled starting March 1, 2020. If you’d prefer to not share your records, you don’t have to. That’s called “opting out.” It’s easy to do.
Vermont Medicaid members now get $1,000 of dental coverage per year. Also, two cleanings and two preventive dental exams are free each year.
It seems like scam calls and emails are getting to be a part of everyday life. Unfortunately, people still fall victim to them because they can seem so real. Scammers can even fake the caller ID that shows up on your phone. Here we share some information that can help.
Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid want to meet with you. The nonprofit law firms want to know more about the civil legal problems facing low-income and vulnerable Vermonters. They are holding seven meetings around the state to hear from Vermonters, their community partners and supporters.
On July 1,2019, some changes to Vermont’s landlord-tenant and fair housing laws took effect. They make it illegal to discriminate against someone because they are a victim of abuse, sexual assault or stalking. They also give victims a process to end their lease early, change locks and more.
