Our Cooperative History

In 2012, Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative (CGHC)  was founded when a group of like-minded community leaders answered the call to create a different kind of health insurance company. One intended to be more responsive to the needs of individuals, families, and small employers.

 

We remain true to our roots as a nonprofit organization that lives its mission of Putting Members First and Pursuing Better Healthcare.

Putting Members First.

We are not motivated to raise prices to make more money. In fact, any money we make is returned to our members through lower prices and improved services.

 

We are all working toward the same goals, which is keeping members healthy and making health care as affordable as possible.

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Pursuing Better Healthcare.

Since 2012, CGHC has grown and evolved into the strong cooperative we know today. Every day, the cornerstone of our work is to provide the best experience for members while also paving the way for better healthcare in the future.

 

Through advocacy, partnership, and innovation, we strive to make health insurance a personal, honest, and compassionate business. Your unique needs, perspective and feedback support this work as we charge forward, changing the healthcare system in Wisconsin for the better.

Honest Health Insurance

At CGHC we exist for our members and believe in straight answers. We believe people deserve better and we’re making health insurance an honest business.

CareSource

Strengthening Our Commitment.

CGHC wanted to continue our good work and finding a partner to help strengthen our organization had been a priority for several years. CGHC finally found the right partner in CareSource® because both organizations share the same members-first philosophy.

 

CareSource is a nonprofit, nationally recognized managed care organization with over two million members. Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio since its founding in 1989, CareSource administers one of the largest Medicaid managed care plans in the United States. The organization offers health insurance, including Medicaid, Health Insurance Marketplace and Medicare-Medicaid products. As a mission-driven organization, CareSource is transforming health care with innovative programs that address the social determinants of health, health equity, prevention and access to care.