2005 Vermont Code - § 1984. — Individual contributions

§ 1984. Individual contributions

(a) The agency shall provide assistance to individuals eligible under this subchapter to purchase Catamount Health. The amount of the assistance shall be the difference between the premium for Catamount Health and the individual's contribution as defined in this section.

(b) Subject to amendment in the fiscal year 2008 budget, the agency of administration or designee shall establish individual and family contribution amounts for Catamount Health under this subchapter for the first year as established in this section and shall index the contributions in future years to the overall growth in spending per enrollee in Catamount Health as established in section 4080f of Title 8. The agency shall establish family contributions by income bracket based on the individual contribution amounts and the average family size. In fiscal year 2008, for the lowest-cost Catamount Health plan offered by all carriers, the individual's contribution shall be as established in subsection (c) of this section. The agency shall determine the percentages that the amounts in subsection (c) are of the lowest-cost plan and set the individual's contribution for any other plan at the percentage for that income level. In future years, after adjusting the individual premiums in subsection (c) of this section, the same methodology shall be used to determine the individual premiums for any other plans.

(c) An individual's contribution for the lowest-cost plan shall be:

(1) Income less than or equal to 200 percent of FPL: $60.00 per month.

(2) Income greater than 200 percent and less than or equal to 225 percent of FPL: $90.00 per month.

(3) Income greater than 225 percent and less than or equal to 250 percent of FPL: $110.00 per month.

(4) Income greater than 250 percent and less than or equal to 275 percent of FPL: $125.00 per month.

(5) Income greater than 275 percent and less than or equal to 300 percent of FPL: $135.00 per month.

(6) Income greater than 300 percent of FPL: the actual cost of Catamount Health. (Added 2005, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 16.)