The Wisconsin PPO Association (formerly known as the Wisconsin Association of Provider Networks) is an association whose members represent nearly 1.5 million Wisconsin health care consumers.  In 2007, our members contracted for over $5 billion dollars in health care expenditures.  Our members are made up of entities that produce Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) type products, including ancillary PPO products, provider networks, third party administrators and insurance carriers. 

WPPO’s membership include such organizations as:

Assurant Health                                    Council for Affordable Health Insurance   

Delta Dental                                          Vision Insurance Plan of America, Inc

United Heathcare                                   Interplan Health Group

HealthEOS/MultiPlan                             Conservent                          

Medco                                                  Health Payment Systems

HealthMarkets                                       Wisconsin Auto & Truck Dealers Insurance             

As an association, one of our concerns focuses on the cost of health care.  Increases to health care costs adversely affect consumers, not only from the direct financial impact of those increases, but indirectly through the wages offered by employers.  The products and services our members provide to Wisconsin consumers are consistent with the free market approach.  We believe the health care consumer should be allowed to freely choose their provider of care.  We also believe the consumer should be given options to seek such care in as cost effective a manner as possible. Our approach to purchasing health care is a consumer friendly method where consumers can make educated and informed decisions on the purchase of their health care, based on quality, cost and value.  The bottom line, however, is that decisions are made by the consumer.

WPPO is committed to the growth and well being of the industry through its role as: A proactive advocate for the industry; the recognized spokesperson on behalf of the PPO product to the government, media, trade and general public; an educator for our members and consumers; and, a forum for interaction that addresses the key issues confronting this industry.  We are also committed to working with the provider community to ensure that consumers have access to both cost and quality information.