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The Green Mountain Care Board has received and begun its review of the 2016 proposed health insurance rates for plans offered through Vermont Health Connect, the state’s health benefit Exchange. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont has requested an average annual rate increase of 8.4 percent over 2015 rates.
NFP, a leading national insurance broker and consultant based in New York, has acquired Hackett Valine & MacDonald, Inc (HVM). The transaction closed on May 1, 2015. HVM, based in South Burlington, is a brokerage and consulting firm that specializes in P&C and employee benefits.
Expenses related to increases in the prices for medical care and prescription drugs in Vermont and Federal changes related to the Affordable Care Act require an 8.4 percent increase in premiums for Exchange-related qualified health plans, according to a rate filing prepared by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, the state’s largest health insurer.
The Vermont Ski Areas Association is excited to announce the winners of the third annual Green Mountain Awards for Environmental Excellence at Vermont Ski Resorts.
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) has announced the launch of the Food, Farms & Forests Fund, a new capital resource dedicated to investing in Vermont's healthy foods, sustainable agriculture and natural resources enterprises. A kick-off celebration is scheduled for the evening of May 20th at Shelburne Farms.
Expert Drain Care, LLC, a Brattleboro-based corporation that does business as Roto Rooter and Monadnock Septic, was convicted of three felony environmental crimes in Vermont Superior Court, Brattleboro Criminal Division last week.
by Don Turner Last November, Vermonters sent a clear message that the status quo no longer worked for them.
Kathy Giusti, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and a long time New Canaan resident, delivered the 214th Commencement Address to the graduating class of the University of Vermont (UVM) College of Life Sciences and Agriculture on May 17, 2015. Giusti graduated from UVM in 1980 and received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in 2013.
The Vermont Department of Health is offering grants to small businesses with between five to 50 employees to create worksite wellness programs. The Working Toward Wellness grants provide funding and technical assistance to develop seven workplace wellness programs at seven sites across the state: Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Middlebury, Morrisville, Newport and White River Junction.
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Monday joined local, state and federal officials to break ground on Burlington’s new Downtown Transit Center, a project 15 years in the making.
On Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, Vermont Tech celebrated the college’s 149th annual commencement ceremony. The Ceremony returned to Vermont Tech’s Randolph Center campus location for the first time in more than five years. Vermont Tech graduates students in both bachelor’s and associate’s degree programs.