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The Public High Bill
Vermont looks at a public high-deductible health plan
An act relating to evaluating the feasibility of developing a public option, high-deductible health insurance plan
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, the bill would have the state study whether a public high-deductible health insurance option could work for Vermonters.
Our take
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Vermonters could gain a cheaper insurance choice if the study shows a public plan works, but the bill only orders a study, so the real impact depends on later decisions.
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The facts
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- Title: evaluating the feasibility of developing a public option, high-deductible health insurance plan
- Jurisdiction: Vermont
- Bill number: H0833
- Introduced on 2026-01-29
- Sponsor: Michael Boutin (R, Rep)
- Referred to the Committee on Health Care
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