Vermont regulators unanimously approve extension of all-payer health reform

Vermont’s special contract governing Medicare payments will continue for at least one more year and likely two, as a new multi-state all-payer agreement is negotiated at the federal level.

The Green Mountain Care Board on Monday unanimously approved an extension of the state’s 2016 agreement with the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, a move already endorsed by Gov. Phil Scott’s administration. The contract’s original term was set to expire at the end of this year.