Gov. Scott blames Congress for Vermont's inaction on Health Connect

ESSEX JUNCTION - Gov. Phil Scott kicked off his first campaign for governor in 2015 by proclaiming that it was "long past time to pull the plug on Vermont Health Connect."

Last summer, about six months after he took office, Scott said his administration was preparing a plan to move away from the health benefit exchange. He hoped to present the proposal to the Legislature at the start of 2018.

"We're moving forward," Scott told the Burlington Free Press in a July interview. "We're contemplating this other plan that we'll have ready by the time the Legislature starts."

The proposal has not arrived, and progress appears to have stalled. Scott said Thursday that he would not present a plan until Congress decides what to do with the Affordable Care Act.

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