Anthem plans featuring Ascension Wisconsin doctors and hospitals to be offered on health exchange in 6 Southeast Wisconsin counties.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Thanks to a new partnership between Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Ascension Wisconsin, Southeast Wisconsin consumers shopping for 2021 health insurance plans this fall will find several new choices at Healthcare.gov. Ascension Wisconsin and Anthem announced today that they are teaming up to offer ACA health plans in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Ozaukee and Washington counties. The Anthem plans will feature Ascension Wisconsin’s 24 hospital campuses, 110 care locations, and more than 1,300 physicians. The plans will also include Children’s Wisconsin for pediatric care.
“Ascension Wisconsin and Anthem are both deeply committed to Wisconsin communities and we share a goal of assuring all Wisconsinites enjoy affordable access to quality healthcare,” said Paul Nobile, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin. “Especially now, in the wake of COVID-19, people need highly coordinated, personalized healthcare. That’s what this partnership is designed to offer.”
The open enrollment period for the health exchange begins on November 1 and ends December 15.
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