In brief: Wisconsin health insurers - the 6 largest in the state - have come together to form a new trade association, the Alliance of Health Insurers.
The full story
The alliance was created to advocate for essential and effective regulations within the state of Wisconsin. It will allow for insurers to band together on solutions for innovation and waste reduction within the industry.
The Alliance of Health Insurers includes WPS Health Insurance, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Humana, Managed Health Services Insurance, UnitedHealthcare of Wisconsin and WEA Insurance.
"We look forward to doing what we can to improve the marketplace," said Phil Doughtery, senior executive officer of the association. "There may be issues where we have common ground (with the alliance), and there may be departures."
Summing up
The group formed shortly after the governor of Wisconsin announced that work on a state-run health exchange had ended without result.
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