Vermont Health Connect open enrollment starts

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The open enrollment period for Vermont’s online health care exchange has started.

Vermont Public Radio reports enrollment through Vermont Health Connect will run until Dec. 15.

Department of Vermont Health Access Deputy Director Sean Sheehan says residents should use the program’s Plan Comparison Tool to determine which plan is best for them. The tool calculates state and federal subsidies based on projected household income, allowing Vermonters to compare plans. Sheehan says Vermonters could see big savings this year.

There were over 80,000 enrollees through the Vermont Health Connect insurance marketplace last year.

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Information from: WVPS-FM, http://www.vpr.net