Vermont Business Magazine Community-based, employee-owned Kinney Drugs continues its partnership with Vermont Health Connect to help inform local communities about their options in the insurance marketplace. Kinney Drugs will host a free event at 308 Shelburne Road in Burlington, to educate the public about their health insurance options on Tuesday, December 6 from 10 am-2 pm.
As part of this event, Vermont Health Connect certified navigators will provide answers to questions about the Marketplace and will help the public find the health plan that is right for them.
“Helping our customers make informed decisions about their health and their healthcare coverage is extremely important to us,” said Jim Spencer, president of Kinney Drugs stores. “We are pleased to partner with Vermont Health Connect to connect customers with informative and accessible resources about the health insurance options and help them find insurance plans to fit their needs.”
Vermont Health Connect’s 2017 Open Enrollment began November 1 and runs until January 31. New customers can sign up online, by phone, or in person with an Assister. Current customers are automatically being renewed into 2017 coverage; they can call 1-855-899-9600 or click on the “Renewals” link in their online account to report changes for the 2017 coverage year. Vermonters who want their health plan to be effective January 1 should complete their selection by December 15. For more information on Vermont Health Connect visit http://VermontHealthConnect.gov.
About Kinney Drugs
Kinney Drugs is the drug store division of KPH Healthcare Services, Inc., a leading pharmacy health care company that strives to provide the highest-quality pharmacy, health and retail services in the communities served. Founded in 1903 by Burt Orrin Kinney, Kinney Drugs now operates nearly 100 drug stores in Central and Northern New York and Vermont, as well as a distribution center. Kinney Drugs is an employee-owned company headquartered in upstate New York. For more information, visit www.kinneydrugs.com.
About Vermont Health Connect
Vermont Health Connect is a marketplace that Vermonters can use to make side-by-side comparisons of private health plans, find financial help to lower their medical costs, and enroll –all in one place. Vermont Health Connect is also for individuals and families in Vermont to find out about and enroll in low cost or free public health programs.
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