Insurers in the state had a mixed response to the Group Insurance Board's decision to self-fund the health plan for state and local employees Wednesday, while some of the board's members saw it as the best way to move forward.
The Group Insurance Board voted 10 to 1 to self-fund and regionalize the health plan for state and local employees at a meeting Wednesday. They estimate the move would save more than $60 million over the 2017-2019 biennium.
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Democratic lawmakers have introduced two bills related to medical marijuana, one that would legalize it and another calling for a non-binding statewide referendum on whether the state should legalize the drug.
There were 3.1 million fewer opioid doses dispensed in Wisconsin during the fourth quarter of last year compared to the third quarter, according to a report released by the Department of Safety and Professional Services Monday.
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