Quartz History
The Quartz family is comprised of four underwriting companies: Quartz Health Benefit Plans Corporation, Quartz Health Insurance Corporation, Quartz Health Plan Corporation, and Quartz Health Plan MN Corporation. United, yet separate legal entities, we are driven by our mission to help people live healthier — including our more than 300,000 members.
Quartz Health Benefit Plans Corporation
Formed in 1994, Quartz Health Benefit Plans Corporation (formerly known as Unity Health Plan Insurance Corporation) is an affiliate of UW Health, Gundersen Health System®, UnityPoint Health, and Advocate Aurora. Quartz focuses on community-based health care and direct access to UW Health, Gundersen Health System, UnityPoint Health-Meriter, SwedishAmerican, and other local health care providers and focuses on commercial plans in Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Quartz Health Plan Corporation and Quartz Health Plan MN Corporation
With members in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa, Quartz Health Plan Corporation and Quartz Health Plan MN Corporation are affiliates of Gundersen Health System, UW Health, UnityPoint Health, and Advocate Aurora. Formerly known as Gundersen Health Plan, Inc and Gundersen Health Plan Minnesota, these entities offer a variety of plans focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid sector, as well as commercial plans in Minnesota and Iowa.
Quartz Health Insurance Corporation
Formerly known as Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation, Quartz Health Insurance Corporation earned national recognition as a managed care organization focused on providing high-quality, innovative products to improve the health of its members and the community. Founded in 1986, the company now offers PPO plans to employer groups in northern Illinois, and renews Medicare Select policies in south center central Wisconsin.