With the latest development in the health care in Wisconsin, youngsters can now stay under their parents’ insurance for a much longer period of time and birth control costs will be covered as well. Moreover, state workers and employees at the University of Wisconsin will receive domestic partner health insurance and other benefits.
These new insurance mandates were authorized by the Democratic-controlled Legislature and Gov. Jim Doyle this year. Althoug it seems that many are pleased with the changes, the new mandates are expected to increase costs for all policy holders. No one has given an estimate as to how much the changes will cost as neither the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner nor the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans, which represents 18 member health plans across the state, has made any calculation.
“Every indication is that the mandates have increased costs and cost expectations will be higher for 2010,” said Phil Dougherty, senior executive officer of the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans. “The association didn’t oppose any of the changes but instead worked with the governor and state lawmakers on ensuring that the laws do what was intended,” Dougherty said.
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