Our current crisis demands bold solutions
This commentary is by Julie Wasserman of Burlington, an independent health policy consultant who worked for Vermont state government for over 25 years.
Vermonters cannot afford their current health care costs. How then could they afford Blue Cross Blue Shield’s proposed double-digit increases? For the coming year, BCBSVT has requested rate increases for both its Individual Plans (23.3%) and its Small Group Plans (13.7%) as it faces insolvency. This comes on top of BCBS’s double-digit health insurance premium rate increases in each of the last three years. continue reading