Gov. Walker set to meet with HMOs about moving state employees to self-insured health care

Absolutely no good can come of this for state employees…

A proposal to shift state employee health benefits from a competitive HMO model to a self-insured program could be gathering momentum, with Gov. Scott Walker scheduled to discuss the matter with health plan executives Tuesday.

A committee of the state’s Group Insurance Board, which oversees state employee health benefits, is set to take up the issue Oct. 11.

Employers that self-insure pay benefits directly and assume the risk for losses instead of buying insurance plans to deliver benefits and cover the risk. Such employers still typically hire insurance companies to process claims and contract with providers.

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3 thoughts on “Gov. Walker set to meet with HMOs about moving state employees to self-insured health care

  1. Isn’t that single payer? Kind of like Medicare on a smaller scale? Hm…I sure don’t want Governor Walker getting beween me and my doctor.

  2. Any time anything gets the “Walker touch”, you know it’s deliberately aimed at hurting those directly affected.

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