New health plan options available for Wisconsin employers
Robin with HealthPartners reaches 17,000 members, plans further expansion
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – Robin with HealthPartners is expanding to provide small group employers in Wisconsin with health plan options in 2019 and introducing new solutions for large employers. Today, Robin provides medical coverage to more than 17,000 health plan members from large employers.
Robin is a collaboration between HealthPartners, Bellin Health and ThedaCare. The organizations have a shared non-profit mission of helping people live healthier lives through access to safe, expert, local care. Robin combines a high-quality network of local care options with a trusted health plan to offer expanded market choice for Wisconsin employers.
Affordable new options for small employers
For small companies with two to 50 employees, health plan affordability is often a challenge. Robin’s new health plan offerings for small employers aim to provide employees with a better experience and more value-added services with access to high-quality care.
“We know that health care is often an employer’s number one expense, and we’re excited to bring options that are more simple and affordable to the market,” said Andrea Walsh, president and CEO, HealthPartners. “Employers will benefit from having care and coverage delivered together in a model that focuses on improving health.”
New solutions for large employers
For large employers, Robin is adding a new EZ product portfolio which uses pre-defined product designs, often called shelf products, to offer employers more affordable options. This product solution saves employers both time and money while still providing a wide range of health plan offerings. These products will also be available for self-insured small employers with 20 to 50 employees.
“This expansion will continue our shared mission to improve the health and well-being of our communities by offering more health plan options,” said Imran Andrabi, MD, president and CEO of ThedaCare. “This is an opportunity to extend access to safe, expert, local care while managing costs over time for local Wisconsin employers.”
George Kerwin, president and CEO of Bellin Health, added, “Bellin Health is excited to continue partnering with ThedaCare and HealthPartners to provide quality care and coverage to Wisconsin. We’ve already seen the positive impact of our collaboration and look forward to doing even more to support health and affordability for our Wisconsin communities.”
More information and a complete list of network providers is available at healthpartners.com/robin.
About Bellin Health
Bellin Health, bellin.org, is an integrated healthcare delivery system based in Green Bay, Wis. It has serviced people in Northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula since 1908. Bellin Health has more than 4,000 employees and is known for its emphasis on preventive healthcare and is the region’s leader in cardiac, orthopedics, sports medicine, digestive health, mental health, and primary care medicine. It is comprised of Bellin Hospital, Bellin Psychiatric Center, 31 Bellin Health primary care physician clinics and several retail health clinics known as Bellin Health FastCare. Bellin operates Bellin Health Oconto Hospital, a critical care access hospital in Oconto, Wis., Bellin Fitness and Bellin College. The health system also belongs to Bellin Health Partners, a clinically integrated network that includes Bellin Health, its employed providers and independent affiliated providers; Holy Family Memorial in Manitowoc, Wis., and its employed providers; and Dickinson County Healthcare System in Iron Mountain, Mich., and its employed providers.
About ThedaCare
For more than 100 years, ThedaCare® has been committed to finding a better way to deliver serious and complex healthcare to patients throughout Northeast and Central Wisconsin. The organization serves over 200,000 patients annually and employs more than 6,700 healthcare professionals throughout the region. ThedaCare has seven hospitals located in Appleton, Neenah, Berlin, Waupaca, Shawano, New London and Wild Rose as well as 32 clinics in nine counties. ThedaCare is the first in Wisconsin to be a Mayo Clinic Care Network Member, giving specialists the ability to consult with Mayo Clinic experts on a patient’s care. ThedaCare is a non-profit healthcare organization with a level II trauma center, comprehensive cancer treatment, stroke and cardiac and orthopedic programs, as well as a foundation dedicated to community service. For more information, visit thedacare.org or follow ThedaCare on Facebook and Twitter.
About HealthPartners
Founded in 1957, HealthPartners serves more than 1.8 million medical and dental health plan members nationwide. It is the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation and provides care, coverage, research and education to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. HealthPartners is the top-rated commercial health plan in Minnesota and is also one of the top-rated health plans in the nation, according to National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2016–2017. The HealthPartners family of plans includes HealthPartners, Inc., HealthPartners Insurance Company and HealthPartners Administrators, Inc. For more information, visit healthpartners.com.
Contacts:
Anne Sandell
Associate Communications Consultant
HealthPartners
952-883-7396; 651-629-0411 (24/7 media pager)
anne.t.sandell@healthpartners.com
Michelle Tanem
Director, Strategic Communications
ThedaCare
920-830-5806
michelle.tanem@thedacare.org
Kelly McBride Moore
Communications Specialist, Market Development
Bellin Health
744 S. Webster Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301
920-433-7814 (desk); 920-421-3443 (mobile)
kelly.mcbridemoore@bellin.org