July 12--Madison-based Dean Health Plan has signed an agreement with Prevea Health and St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay to offer health insurance through a managed care network in northeastern Wisconsin, Dean announced Thursday.

Beginning this fall, pending approval from the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, the insurance will be sold in Brown County and the surrounding region.

The network will also feature Prevea's multi-specialty physician group and partner hospitals, including St. Mary's Hospital in Green Bay and St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan. The insurance, called Prevea360 Health Plan, will be underwritten and administered by Dean Health Plan.

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