Health Care advocates are concerned that a provision of the new federal health care law could jeopardize the financial stability of Vermont's Catamount Health Care program.

The federal government has agreed to help Vermont subsidize a state health insurance program. Governor Jim Douglas says the federal payments should save the state about $9 million over the next two years.

As Congress debates a major health care proposal, Vermont's effort to extend coverage to the uninsured has hit some bumps.

Vermont's Health Care Reform Commission is getting ready to assess some of the key components of ‘Catamount Health Care' - that's the program that provides coverage to uninsured Vermonters.

More people have health coverage in Vermont as the state has rolled out new programs aimed at covering the uninsured. But a new survey shows that cost remains a major barrier, despite state subsidies of insurance premiums.

Vermonters enrolled in Catamount Health Care have received some good news.  The two insurance companies that administer the program both say their premiums will remain stable for the next few months.