In re MVP Health Insurance Company

This case stems from the rate filing submitted to the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) by MVP Health Insurance Company (MVP) with respect to the Agri-Services health insurance plan. The State of Vermont, GMCB found that the 2015 Agri-Services rate filing would not promote access to quality health care and denied it for that reason. MVP appealed, arguing: (1) that GMCB’s disapproval was an arbitrary use of discretion based on vague standards that unconstitutionally delegated authority to GMCB; (2) that GMCB’s decision was not supported by the record; and (3) that GMCB’s statutory interpretation of its authority was compelling error. After review, the Supreme Court held that 8 V.S.A. 4062 was constitutional, but found that GMCB’s conclusions were not supported by specific findings on the statutory criteria required for approval of health insurance rates and, accordingly, reversed and remanded for new findings. View "In re MVP Health Insurance Company" on Justia Law