Scott administration backs individual mandate

Cory Gustafson, commissioner of the Department of Vermont Health Access, announced Gov. Phil Scott’s support of an individual mandate Thursday. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
Gov. Phil Scott’s administration has thrown its support behind an individual mandate that would require all Vermonters to buy health insurance.
The announcement, made Thursday by Department of Vermont Health Access Commissioner Cory Gustafson, comes as the House Health Care Committee is poised to vote on