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