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Description: The $2,232,000 grant funded a pilot project for a Wisconsin-Minnesota health care cooperative insurance purchasing alliance. The proposed legislation identified the alliance as the Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives (WFC). The WFC is administering the grant funds for a group of five health care cooperatives established through state legislation (Wisconsin Act 101) as "Co-op Care." A stop loss fund of $2,000,000 has been established with grant funds to pay up to 90 percent of insurance claims in a range of $30,000 to $90,000 a year. Claims that are below $30,000 and above $90,000 will be covered by the insurer, through premiums paid by the cooperative members. The remaining $232,000 was used for administrative expenses, including actuarial studies. The pilot project provides health care coverage for farmers, ranchers, small businesses and non-profit organizations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This earmark grant was funded in both FY 2005 and FY 2006.
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| The Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives (WFC) |
$2,232 |
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Non-Profit |
131 West Wilson Street
Ste 400
Madison,
WI
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Citation 
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Source:
Appropriations Statute
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Reference:
Public law 108-447
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Location:
Title VII, Sec. 793
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Method:
P.L. 108-447
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Citation Excerpt: There is hereby appropriated $2,250,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant to the Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives for pilot Wisconsin-Minnesota health care cooperative purchasing alliances.
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