New health regulators are asking OneCare executives for measurable results

OneCare, the nonprofit that distributes millions of public and private health care dollars to providers across Vermont, has asked state regulators to greenlight a $15 million operating budget — a slight decrease from this year — as part of an annual process of review.

This is the first OneCare budget cycle for most members of the Green Mountain Care Board, the five-member body that regulates the major players in Vermont’s health care sector, including hospitals. And the new board members seem intent on putting OneCare executives on the hot seat.

During a marathon five-hour hearing last week, the board repeatedly pressed OneCare executives for quantifiable results, whether that means lowering health care costs for Vermonters or improving their quality of care.

“Vermonters, either through taxpayer-funded health groups, out-of-pocket costs, co-pays or insurance, have borne the brunt of these staggering numbers,” Owen Foster, the board’s new chairman, said at the start of the meeting. “And for that, they deserve results.”

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