Starting next year, Vermont residents will no longer have access to certain Medicare plans for health insurance through the University of Vermont Health Network. MVP Health Care and the University of Vermont Health Network announced Thursday that starting January 1, 2025, UVM Health Advantage plans will no longer be accepted in Vermont. The plan remains available to customers in five upstate New York counties. UVM and MVP Health Care said the decision to reduce the service area “was made in the context of the evolving Medicare landscape.” Favorable plans and economic pressures. ” They also noted the “rapid post-pandemic increase” in care utilization and regulatory changes factored into this move. Vermont residents currently enrolled in the plan will have the opportunity to move to an alternative plan when annual enrollment opens on October 15th. This service reduction also impacts MVP’s exemption plan for her MA employer group. UVM emphasized that it will continue to provide emergency care to anyone who needs it, regardless of insurance coverage. If you have any questions, please call the Vermont Health Insurance Assistance Program at 1 p.m. -800-642-5119 or contact Medicare directly at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). MVP customers can call him at 1-833-303-4687.
Montpelier, Vermont —
Starting next year, Vermont residents will no longer have access to certain Medicare plans for health insurance through the University of Vermont Health Network.
MVP Healthcare and the University of Vermont Health Network announced Thursday that after January 1, 2025, UVM Health Advantage plans will no longer be accepted in Vermont.
The plan remains available to customers in five upstate New York counties.
UVM and MVP Healthcare said the decision to reduce service areas was made amid “changing Medicare Advantage plan conditions and economic pressures.” They also cited the “rapid post-pandemic increase” in healthcare utilization and the regulatory changes factored into the move.
Vermont residents currently enrolled in the plan will have the opportunity to transition to an alternative plan once annual enrollment opens on Oct. 15, according to the announcement.
Service reductions also impact MVP’s MA employer group exemption plans.
UVM emphasized that it will continue to provide emergency care to anyone who needs it, regardless of insurance coverage.
If you have any questions, please call the Vermont State Health Insurance Assistance Program at 1-800-642-5119 or contact Medicare directly at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
MVP customers please call 1-833-303-4687.
