WPS Health Solutions publishes new Corporate Citizenship Report

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Contact:
DeAnne Boegli, Director of Communications
608-977-7343
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com

WPS Health Solutions publishes new Corporate Citizenship Report

MADISON, Wis.—April 30, 2020—The 2019 WPS Health Solutions Corporate Citizenship Report is now available on the company’s website. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the major lines of business at WPS, with a special emphasis on the company’s ethical culture, labor practices, community support, environmental stewardship, and awards and recognition.

“The report highlights how WPS Health Solutions is making a difference in the lives of our customers, employees, the environment, and the communities we serve,” says Jane Keller-Allen, Vice President of Internal Audit, Compliance and Risk. “It allows us to showcase our employees’ high ethical standards and WPS’ commitment to conducting business with integrity.  It allows anyone who is curious about WPS to get to know us a little better.”

“Leading the Healthy Conversation” is the theme for the 2019 report. More than 70 years since its founding, WPS Health Solutions leads the healthy conversation for the health and financial protection of its customers with three lines of business: WPS Health Insurance, WPS Government Health Administrators, and WPS Military and Veterans Health, as well as two subsidiaries: Arise Health Plan and EPIC Specialty Benefits.

Employees of WPS Health Solutions aspire to do their best by exhibiting the company’s four core values: Individual Responsibility, Customer Focused, Mutual Respect, and Driven and Passionate. Visual and interactive displays reinforce the message at all WPS locations.

The mission of WPS Health Solutions is simply this: to provide health insurance and benefit plan administration to private and government customers with service and value considered by our customers to be the very best.

From a facilities standpoint, the report describes how WPS Health Solutions is recognized as a leader in environmental sustainability. In 2019, the company completed 10 major energy-efficiency initiatives. Projects included relocating two of its office locations and installing LED lighting conversions at various WPS facilities. The company also improved air-handling efficiency and climate controls. The company’s Madison campus alone saved more than $119,000 on utility bills in 2019. More importantly, this energy reduction is equivalent to 1,527 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

The report can be found at wpshealthsolutions.com > About > Learn About WPS Health Solutions.

About WPS Health Solutions

WPS Health Solutions is a nationally regarded government contractor and a leading Wisconsin not-for-profit health insurer. The WPS Health Insurance division offers affordable health plans and benefits administration. The WPS Government Health Administrators division administers Part A and B Medicare benefits for millions of seniors in multiple states, and the WPS Military and Veterans Health division serves millions more members who are active in the U.S. military, veterans, and their families. Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Solutions) has been based in Madison, Wis., for more than 70 years. For more information, please visit wpshealthsolutions.com.

Blue Plate Fish Fry

Join us each Friday in May as we raise money for some wonderful Madison area organizations:

Middleton Outreach Ministry
Badger Prairie Needs Network
The River Food Pantry
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
Porchlight
The Beacon

Net proceeds ($4.00 from entrees and $2.00 from kid’s meals) will be donated equally to the organizations at the end of the month. We’ll keep everyone updated through Facebook and Instagram with how much money has been raised each week, so be sure to like and follow our pages!

We will post our new menu and directions for ordering food on our online store each Thursday at 10:00am.

Help us help you help these organizations (take that Jerry Maguire!). Pre-orders will help shorten waiting times, allowing us to donate more! Check out the Facebook Event here.

UW-Madison Now Offering Online Personal Finance Degree

Are you looking to advance your skills and career in the financial services industry? Do you have at least 24 college credits and dreams of completing your college degree? If so, the UW–Madison Online bachelor of science in Personal Finance is the right program for you.

One of the few schools in the nation to offer an online BS degree in personal finance, UW–Madison is ranked #2 in top colleges for financial planning by WealthManagement.com. This program combines an emphasis on financial management with the economic well-being of individuals and families. As a student, you will develop analytical, problem-solving and communication skills along with in-depth financial industry knowledge.

Our practical, hands-on curriculum means you can also integrate what you learn into your work the next day. Students will learn key concepts in the curriculum, including principles of financial planning and development, risk and insurance, taxation, investment planning, retirement and savings, and estate planning. All graduates who complete the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) required courses leave fully prepared to sit for the CFP exam.

By combining finance and problem-solving with helping people, the BS in Personal Finance prepares you for a rewarding career in a rapidly growing field. Students will graduate equipped to serve the needs of a variety of clients and work in a broad range of finance jobs including financial analyst, risk management specialist, community educator, investment associate, product manager and business development consultant.

UW–Madison Online allows students to choose their course load, while the online format means work can completed during times more convenient for the student. The flexible online format makes it possible to balance progress towards a degree with work responsibilities.

UW Madison is partnering with businesses to help employees enroll and succeed in UW-Madison Online. Learn more today by visiting go.wisc.edu/start-today or contact Laura Thomas at 608-265-2547 or laura.thomas@wisc.edu.

Capitol Bank Sponsors Lunch for SSM Health Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Madison, WI (April 23, 2020): In honor of the annual Power of Community Week put on by Wisconsin Bankers Association, Capitol Bank planned events and activities from April 20-24 as a way to spread positivity and support in the community. Most notably, Capitol Bank sponsored lunch on Wednesday, April 22 for 175 essential healthcare workers at the neighboring SSM Health Dean Medical Group – North High Point Road Location. In response, SSM Health workers invited Capitol Bankers out into the parking lot and held a “Thank You” sign from the roof of the clinic. The large lunch order provided support to five area restaurants and thank you notes from Capitol Bank were included for the SSM Health employees.

“The social distancing guidelines proved challenging when it came to planning this year’s events. Supporting our neighbors at the SSM Health clinic seemed like the perfect opportunity to do something positive and impactful,” said Mandy Ayers, Director of Human Resources at Capitol Bank.

See the full press release with photos here.

WPS Health Solutions earns Energy Efficiency Excellence Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
DeAnne Boegli
Director of Communications
608-977-7343
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com

WPS Health Solutions earns Energy Efficiency Excellence Award

MADISON, Wis.—April 22, 2020—Focus on Energy in Wisconsin has selected WPS Health Solutions as one of 13 winners of the Energy Efficiency Excellence Award for 2020. The announcement, which coincides with Earth Day on April 22, recognizes WPS’ commitment to improving the energy efficiency and sustainability of its operations in Madison.

The statewide program worked with its partner utilities to choose the winners.

“WPS Health Solutions is honored to earn this award for ongoing energy conservation efforts,” said Ken Roseth, Vice President of Facility Operations. “Saving energy is just one of the ways we care for the environment, both today and for future generations.”

Since 2017, WPS has completed more than 25 major energy-efficiency initiatives. The list includes major LED lighting retrofits; optimization of air handlers and associated support equipment; optimization of data center climate controls; and converting a steam heating system to a high-efficiency hot water system.

Including the last project applications from 2019, annual savings from those projects are estimated at 2.4 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 23,000 therms of natural gas, according to Alex Dodd, an energy adviser with Focus on Energy.

Using 2019 electricity and gas prices, that equates to about $275,000 in annual savings. Also, that amount of energy is enough to power 210 homes for a year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas equivalency calculator. Total consumption (in British thermal units) at the Madison campus has been reduced by 15%.

Dodd also estimates total incentives from Focus on Energy at $215,000 for projects in 2017 through 2019.

Focus on Energy is funded by the state’s investor-owned energy utilities and participating municipal and electric cooperative utilities.

About WPS Health Solutions

WPS Health Solutions is a nationally regarded government contractor and a leading Wisconsin not-for-profit health insurer. The WPS Health Insurance division offers affordable health plans and benefits administration. The WPS Government Health Administrators division administers Part A and B Medicare benefits for millions of seniors in multiple states, and the WPS Military and Veterans Health division serves millions more members who are active in the U.S. military, veterans, and their families. Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Solutions) has been based in Madison, Wis., for more than 70 years. For more information, please visit wpshealthsolutions.com.