Self-insurance could disrupt health care market, UW business prof says

Self-insuring state employees might not affect workers’ benefits and premiums, and it wouldn’t pose much financial risk to the state, a UW-Madison business professor said Tuesday.But the move could disrupt the health care system — especially in Dane County, where several provider-owned HMOs compete for state workers, Justin Sydnor said during a UW-Madison faculty forum.