STATE OF VERMONT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
March 3, 2023
The Honorable Philip B. Scott
Governor of Vermont
109 State Street, Pavilion
Montpelier, VT 05609
Dear Governor Scott:
On behalf of our retired constituents who served Vermont as State employees, we write with deep concern over your proposal to force them into risky Medicare Advantage plans against their will.
These dedicated public servants spent their careers keeping our State running, and were promised that they would be members of the State retirement plan when they retired— a promise that is guaranteed by statute (3 VSA §479).
That these retirees would now be faced with the prospect of being pulled out of their health insurance and placed in Medicare Advantage plans— plans that have been sued across the country for failing to deliver promised benefits— creates great stress on people at a time of life when they should be enjoying the benefits that they earned.
We urge you in the strongest possible terms to abandon this proposal and to reassure these retirees that their coverage under the State Employees’ Health Plan will continue. Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Legislative Members of the Working Vermonters’ Caucus of the Vermont General Assembly
Rep. Brian Cina, co-chair
Rep. Mary Howard, co-chair
Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, co-chair
Rep. Peter Anthony
Rep. Elizabeth Burrows
Sen. Andrew Perchlik
Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun
Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman
Sen. Irene Wrenner
Rep. Mari Cordes
Rep. Troy Headrick
Rep. Bob Hooper
Rep. Emilie Krasnow
Rep. Dennis Labounty
Rep. Kate Logan
Rep. Kate McCann
Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak
Rep. Logan Nicoll
Rep. Carol Ode
Rep. Larry Satcowitz
Rep. Taylor Small
Rep. Heather Surprenant
Rep. Chip Troiano
Rep. Theresa Wood