Vermont says state could run Catamount Health for less

Consultants who analyzed administrative expenses for the public/private management of the state’s Catamount Health insurance product over the past two years concluded it might have cost $1 million less per year had the state run it. The Douglas administration disputes this conclusion. The Legislature created Catamount Health in 2006 to give Vermonters without health insurance a more affordable option. In negotiations to win support from Gov. Jim Douglas, the Legislature agreed that private insurance companies would provide the coverage, while the state would determine eligibility for the coverage and subsidize the monthly cost to reduce the expense to customers.

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