Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security

Education Fund

Working to make health care affordable for every Vermonter.

November 7, 2007

To: Parents and School Staff in the Orleans-Essex Supervisory Union

From: Joan Vincent

Subject: Are You Uninsured?

I have been hired to educate people in Orleans County about the new

Catamount Health Plan and encourage uninsured persons to enroll.

If you are currently without health insurance, the state of Vermont has

three programs that may help you under the umbrella Green Mountain

Care—Catamount Health, Medicaid, or VHAP. You are eligible for these

programs even if you are working.

You are eligible for the new program, Catamount Health, if you have

been uninsured for the past 12 months. This 12-month waiting period is

waived if you lost your insurance because: you lost or voluntarily quit

your job, got divorced, left college, no longer can afford COBRA, or

some other reasons.

There are brochures available in your child's school that will give you

more information about Catamount Health.

If you are interested in hearing more about enrolling in health care from

someone local, please call me at 525-3957 or our toll free number 1-866-

482-4723. If you have access to the internet, you can connect to the

state's website at www. greenmountaincare.org and view the application.

You may also call the toll free number for the state: 1-800-250-8427.

Orleans County has a very high percentage of people who have no health

insurance coverage. If you are one of the uninsured, or know someone

who is, please call and see if you might be eligible.