The Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) has announced that six health plans will not be participating in the State Group Health Insurance Program in 2018. Of the six health plans no longer available in 2018, four currently provide coverage in Northeast Wisconsin:
- Anthem Blue Preferred Northeast
- Arise Health Plan
- Humana Eastern
- United Healthcare of Wisconsin
Employees currently enrolled in these plans will be required to elect a new health plan during the annual open enrollment period, which will occur October 2 – October 27, 2017 for January 1, 2018 coverage.
Pending approval by the Group Insurance Board, the health plans available in our area for 2018 will be:
- Dean Health Insurance-Prevea 360
- Network Health
- Security Health Plan-Valley
- WEA Trust-East
Please see ETF’s website for additional information, including a Q&A Guide for 2018 Health Plans. The health plans that will not be participating in 2018 will be sending out notifications to members later this week. Our office will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available. In the meantime, please contact payrollandbenefits@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2390 with any questions.