Category: Insurance

Panel talks impact, future of healthcare price transparency

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 13, 2024 | Hospitals, Insurance, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Federal regulations enacted in recent years have required hospitals and health plans to post healthcare pricing information. At a Wisconsin Health News panel this week in Milwaukee, experts weighed in on the efforts and what's next.

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CMS, WPS notify around 1 million Medicare members of data breach

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 9, 2024 | Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and WPS are notifying around 1 million Medicare members who may have had personal information compromised during a 2023 cybersecurity incident, the two said Friday. About 1,600 live in Wisconsin.

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Covering Wisconsin plans to maintain navigators, scale back promotions

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 4, 2024 | ACA, Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin agency that helps people sign up for Affordable Care Act and other health insurance coverage is scaling back its promotions work as federal pandemic relief dollars provided to it by the state come to an end.

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State employee health plan board ponders coverage of anti-obesity medications

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 26, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

The board overseeing the state employee health plan continues to consider whether to cover weight-loss drugs.

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Report: Premiums up by 8 percent

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 15, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

Health benefit plan premiums grew at a rate of 8 percent this year across Madison-based M3 Insurance’s book of business, which encompasses employers ranging from three employees to more than 10,000 workers, according to a report.

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St. Louis health plan with Dean Health Plan ties will leave Illinois individual market

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 8, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

A health plan initially managed by Dean Health Plan in the St. Louis area is scaling back its individual health insurance offerings.

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Wisconsin groups tell feds their concerns about consolidation, private equity involvement in healthcare

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 27, 2024 | Hospitals, Insurance, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin groups raised concerns about consolidation and the growing influence of private equity funds in healthcare and long-term care during a recent request for information by a trio of federal agencies.

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State employee health plan rates set to rise

by Sean Kirkby | May 28, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

Premium rates for the state employee health plan will rise next year, after the board overseeing the program acted last week to shore up reserves.

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The Alliance names new CEO

by Sean Kirkby | May 14, 2024 | Insurance, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

Curt Kubiak will serve as the next CEO of The Alliance, a coalition of employers that self-fund their health plans, according to a Tuesday statement.

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State medical malpractice fund fees hold steady

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 15, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

Fees for the state’s medical malpractice fund will remain the same next fiscal year.

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Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin cyberattack impacts more than 500,000

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 11, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

A cyberattack by a foreign ransomware gang on Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin impacted 533,809 people, the health plan told federal regulators this week.

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Wisconsin health plans end 2023 in the black

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 9, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0 |

Many Wisconsin health plans saw a positive profit margin last year, according to state filings recently analyzed by Wisconsin Health News.

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