Owner of opticXpress begins investigation into merits of suing Vermont Health Connect.
Due to many problems statewide with Vermont Health Connect, Andrew Roy, owner of Vermont based opticXpress-a medical billing company that deals solely with the speciality of optometry, has begun looking into the possibility of opening a class action lawsuit against them after enduring his own on-going battles with the "Obama Care" organization.
Recently, Mr. Roy was told by the Health Care Advocate, a non-profit organization that specializes in issues with Vermont Health Connect, that there IS grounds for a lawsuit but that it would be extremely difficult due to the fact that it is a state agency.
In 2016, Vermont Health Connect reported to the IRS that Mr. Roy had obtained health insurance through the agency for 10 Months in 2015 when, in fact, he had only obtained 4 months worth of insurance from the despot organization. When the error was discovered in November of 2016, Mr. Roy reported the mistake to the agency who refused to accept documentation from his bank proving their error. Instead, they elected to keep the federal funds for their own use and directed him to take the issue up in a "fair hearing", which is run by an un-regulated third party who has no contact information and who only makes appointments on behalf of Vermont Health Connect at their own convenience. To date, it has been over the requisite 30 days since the fair-hearing team was supposed to reach out to Mr. Roy and no contact has yet been made with him. Consequently, Mr. Roy has been assessed a tax penalty by the IRS which must be paid, per Affordable Care Act regulations, until such a time as the debt is resolved OR Vermont Health Connect is found liable for their error.
Furthermore, Mr. Roy has decided that he will update the public on the issue and possible litigation by issuing timely press releases as well as posting copies of any relevant information in the form of articles on his medical billing blog. The purpose of this is to not only inform the public as to the atrocities that "Obama Care" has wreaked on society, both at large and in Vermont, but also so that it can be used a case study for optometrists everywhere to see exactly what kind of issues face their patients on a daily basis when it comes to both billing and dealing with insurances that are purchased through government run health insurance agencies.
In addition to this possible landmark legal case, Mr. Roy has informed the office of the Governor of Vermont and is awaiting a meeting with the Governor about this matter.
