Wisconsin Health Insurance Pool For Schools Could Save Money, Legislators Say
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
May 3—Wisconsin school districts would get health insurance through a state-run program like that for state workers, potentially saving $500 million a year, under a plan in Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' budget and in a similar proposal by an administrator for former Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
The proposed 2021-23 budget by Evers, former state superintendent of schools, calls for spending $500,000 to study requiring the state's 421 school districts to join a group health plan through the Department of Employee Trust Funds, or ETF. The budget calls for an implementation plan by the end of next year, with the program starting in 2024.