Vermonters Health Insurance

Interestingly according to the Burlington Free Press, the rate of Vermonters that are without health insurance has gone down in recent months. This is interesting, especially considering the fact that job rates and unemployment are down. According to the survey, Some 7.6 percent of Vermonters lack health insurance, the survey found, down from 9.8 percent in 2005.

This tells us that Vermont is definitely holding its ground in the down economy. Many would like to give some praise to Peter Sterling, who as executive director of the Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security Fund has been promoting the state’s year-old Catamount Health Plan. He also was happily surprised by the decrease in the number of uninsured.

Another type of state sponsored program that has also been helping people is Catamount. The full report from the health insurance survey will be made available in January.