Eddie Melton on Health Care

	Eddie Melton on Health Care

Rejects increased Medicaid funding, should deal with costs

Scott is rejecting a push from state regulators to dramatically increase Medicaid funding, disputing their argument that the underfunding of the program is the reason for rising commercial insurance rates. The governor said that in recent years the state has increased the rate that Medicaid pays providers, while the number of Vermonters in the program has decreased. "The root of the problem" is that the cost of health care is too high--not that the state's Medicaid program has been underfunded. Source: VTdigger.org coverage of 2020 Vermont Gubernatorial race , Sep 12, 2019

Signed state individual mandate; goes into effect in 2020

Vermont and New Jersey have passed state laws that require people to buy health insurance. These individual mandate laws are meant replace the now-repealed federal requirement. Scott signed an individual mandate bill in late May, but it won't take effect until 2020 and many of the details, including the penalty and enforcement mechanisms, still need to be decided. Source: The Hill coverage of 2020 Vermont Gubernatorial race , Jun 2, 2018

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