Leader Newsletters

The Leader is a quarterly newsletter created by WPS for group leaders. The Leader is mailed with group bills four times a year, and archived here in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF).

Past Issues of the Leader

Issue 23, Fall 2012

• Summary of Benefits and Coverage Documents
• New Member Newsletter
• PCORI Fees
• MLR Rebate Checks

Issue 22, Summer 2012

• WPS Names New President and CEO
• Summer Travel Checklist
• Website Improvements
• Express Scripts, Medco Merger Complete

Issue 21, Spring 2012

• Up-to-Date Employee Addresses Benefit Everyone
• WPS Health Center Helps Keep Employees on the Job
• Prescription Drugs Go Generic, Reducing Costs
• Existing Prescription Drug Exclusion to be Administered

Issue 20, Winter 2011

• Six Effective Strategies for Controlling Health Care Costs
• WPS Pharmacy Programs Help Drive Use of Generic Drugs
• WPS Expands Step-Therapy Program for GroupHealth Plan Clients
• Help Your Employees in Transition Find the Health Insurance They Need

Issue 19, Spring 2011

• WPS Health Insurance Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies - Again!
• A Better Way to Submit Enrollment Applications
• Fresh, Local Produce is Available for Your Employees With a CSA Membership
• Frequently Asked Questions

Issue 18, Fall 2010

• Reminder on CMS Reporting Rules
• Share Grandfathered Plan Notices With Employees
• Encourage Employees to Get Vaccinated This Fall
• Visit the WPS Health Center for Helpful Smoking Cessation tools
• More Turn to Health Savings Accounts to Cover Costs
• Engage Employees in Making Smarter Health Care Decisions

Issue 17, Summer 2010

• Understanding the Grandfathered Plan Rules
• New Look for WPS Explanation of Benefits
• WPS Introduces Retooled Wellness Program
• Learning Center Aims to Boost Health Care Consumer IQ
• Health Care Tax Credit for Small Groups
• Remembering Bill Bathke

Issue 16, Spring 2010

• WPS Begins Health Care Reform Implementation
• New Dependent Coverage Benefit Effective June 1, 2010
• WPS Health Insurance Named One of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" in 2010

Issue 15, Winter 2010

• Important Clarification about New Mandates
• WPS Asks for Notification of Medicare Eligibility
• Changes Regarding COBRA Continuation Coverage
• Michelle's Law Now Applies to Self-Funded Plans

Issue 14, Fall 2009

• Health Insurance Changes on the Horizon: New State and Federal Mandates
• Flu Shots Your Employees Should Get This Fall
• Creditable Coverage Notification Deadline Approaching
• Optimizing Your Prescription Benefits

Issue 13, Summer 2009

• Member Guides Go Green
• How to Access Online Member Guides
• How Will Employees Know When a New Member Guide is Available?
• Spotlight on WPS Community Bank
• Affordable, Short-Term Coverage Perfect for Recent Graduates

Issue 12, Spring 2009

• EOB Redesigned to Enhance Understanding of Health Benefits
• WPS Individual Health Plans Help Employees Find Affordable Alternatives to COBRA
• WPS Pharmacy Programs Help Drive Generic Utilization Trend
• EPIC LTD Plans Help You Protect and Retain Employees

Issue 11, Winter 2009

• WPS Community Bank Opens its Doors
• Clarifications Issued for Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
• WPS Goes Live with New Online Health Center
• Health Plan Administrators Now Required to Report More Group Data
• Creditable Coverage Updates from CMS
• Save on Life, Vision, Disability, and More with EPIC Life