Insurance Consumer

Insurance Consumer

Nurse Staffing

This measure was developed by the American Nurses Association for the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI®) and represents nursing care hours per patient day which refers to the number of nursing care hours relative to the patient workload.

  • Understanding nursing hours per patient day
  • Nurse Staffing Technical Guide

To view nurse staffing data click on one of the hospitals below:

2013 Hospital Report Card

Vermont law requires hospitals to publish annual reports containing information about quality of care, hospital infection rates, patient safety, nurse staffing levels, financial health, costs for services, and other hospital characteristics.  The law also requires the Department of Financial Regulation to publish some of that same information in comparative format on this website.

INFORMATION ABOUT INFECTIONS AND SURGERIES 

Abdominal Hysterectomy Standardized Infection Ratios

File an Insurance Complaint

How Do I File an Insurance Complaint?

Choose one of the buttons below to file a consumer complaint.

2012 Health Plan Report Card

The following abbreviations are used to identify Vermont managed health care plans in this report:

Attention: Homeowners and renters! It pays to know your stuff

In 2011 alone, severe weather disasters across the country inflicted more than $43 billion in damage. But research suggests that more than half of consumers do not have an inventory of their possessions. Creating a simple home inventory helps you track what you own and what it is worth, making important insurance decisions easier.

A smart plan to prepare for disaster includes insurance protection

Wildfires, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes - disasters strike everywhere in the U.S. That's why it is improtant to make sure your insurance needs are in order, especially your homeowners' or renter's policies. The Department of Financial Regulation, Division of Insurance encourages you to take some time to refamilarize yourself with your policies and to address any questions with your insurance agent or company.<--break->

A Consumer's Guide To Buying Individual Life Insurance

Please note: this guide is intended only as a general description of the most common kinds of Life insurance available and the features common to most types of life insurance.

Lost Life Insurance Policies

There is no national or state registry of insurance policies issued by life insurance companies. If you believe someone was insured but you are unable to locate the policy and don’t know the full name of the company, the department suggests the following:

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