WEA Trust asks federal court for ruling on funds to school districts

The WEA Trust, a nonprofit health insurance company with ties to the state’s largest teachers union, has asked a federal court to find that it acted properly in denying federal money to school districts that dropped the company as an insurer. At issue is what can be done with funds from the federal Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. WEA Trust applied for and received $18 million in federal money from the temporary federal program created to offset health insurance costs for early retirees. It shared the money only with school districts that still participate in their insurance program. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 1/5)