The founding of QuadMed

QuadMed was created in 1990 as a subsidiary of leading printer Quad/Graphics as a progressive solution to provide affordable, high-quality healthcare for the 11,000 Quad/Graphics employees while controlling escalating healthcare expenditures.

Starting with a small worksite healthcare clinic at Quad/Graphics’ plant in Sussex, Wisconsin, QuadMed took the bold, new approach of bringing nearly all primary healthcare services in-house – eliminating costly middlemen and burdensome paperwork. The results have been extraordinary ever since.

Today at Quad/Graphics, QuadMed employs its own medical staff, operates its own laboratory, pharmacy, fitness and rehabilitation centers, and contracts with local hospitals for specialized and advanced care. Employees more actively participate in preventive healthcare and spend fewer days in the hospital. And all of this at a cost of approximately $6,000 per employee – 30% less than the average Wisconsin company.

Results like these have earned QuadMed national recognition as a model for other companies concerned with out-of-control healthcare costs. QuadMed now offers its employer-managed healthcare options to other companies nationwide.