Important Links and Resources

Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin

State of Wisconsin - Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
1-800-236-8517

GROUP INSURANCE - Employer/Employee Enrollment Tools
   - OnLine Census
   - WebAppEZ

PPO HEALTHCARE NETWORKS
Anthem (Blue Cross/Blue Shield)
HealthEOS by Multiplan 
Humana 
PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems) 
United Healthcare

HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION
Wisconsin PricePoint - This website allows healthcare consumers to receive basic, facility-specific information about Inpatient and Outpatient service charges.
A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Wisconsin
HealthDecisions.org - Your source for healthcare and insurance information
i Health BEAT - Reporting the Internet's Impact on Health Care
Wisconsin Association of Health Underwriters (WAHU)
Medical Information Bureau (MIB)
Obtain Personal Medical Information: 1-866-692-6901


HEALTH AND WELLNESS
RealAge  (Personalized health and wellness information to help you look and feel years younger)
Quit Assist - If you should decide to quit smoking . . . 
WebMD Better Information, Better Health
MayoClinic - Tools for healthier lives
American Cancer Society
America Heart - What you need, when you need it

DRUGS AND TREATMENTS
Pharmacy Checker (Oversees Pharmacies)
WebMD Better Information, Better Health
Health Square (Guide to Prescription Drugs / Encyclopedia of Medicine)

UNINSURABLE
HIRSP - Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan  1-800-828-4777
A high risk pool that provides insurance coverage for residents of Wisconsin who because of health conditions are unable to obtain private health insurance.

GOVERNMENT ASSISTED PROGRAMS
Wisconsin Badger Care   1-800-362-3002
A program that provides health care coverage for uninsured families

Wisconsin Medicaid  Hotline: 1-800-362-3002
Offers free or subsidized health coverage for pregnant women, families with children, elderly and disabled individuals with very low income.

General Assistance Medical Programs (GAMP) 1-414-289-5700
The General Assistance Medical Program (GAMP) is a County and state funded program which purchases health care for qualified Milwaukee County residents.
 
Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program - Well Woman Medicaid
Woman's Health Hotline: 1-800-218-8408

SENIORS
Medicare 
Social Security OnLine

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Health Insurance Continuation
   > COBRA  1-312-353-0900
   (Federal Law - applies to Employers that have more than 20 employees)
   > Wisconsin Health Insurance Continuation  1-800-236-8517
   (State law applies to Employers with less than 20 employees)

Occupational Safety & Health Administration  1-800-321-OSHA (6742)

Department of Labor  1-866-487-2365

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) - U.S. Department of the Treasury

IRS  1-866-628-4282

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

National Safety Council

National Write Your Congressman

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Federal Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) - Provides a tax credit that pays up to 65% of qualified health plan premiums for eligible trade-impacted workers and certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation benefit recipients.