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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT 10.23</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED

WISCONSIN SERVICES, INC.</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BLUE

CROSS &amp; BLUE SHIELD</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED

OF WISCONSIN</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2001</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MANAGEMENT

INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2001 MANAGEMENT

INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PARTICIPANT:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b>&#160;<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">PAYOUT RANGE:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b>of Base</p>



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% for satisfactory performance</font></p>



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% for targeted performance</font></p>



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% for outstanding performance</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OBJECTIVES</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To heighten participant awareness of

financial results and to motivate employees to strive for financial success.</p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To motivate participants to provide

excellent service to our customers and to maximize customer satisfaction

results.</p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To motivate key management personnel to

stretch performance to meet the documented personal objectives which are of

most importance in the attainment of business unit/regional area and corporate

goals and objectives.</p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To maintain a competitive compensation

package for highly motivated key management employees and to increase the

leverage of performance-based compensation.</p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ELIGIBILITY</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Employees are eligible to participate in the Management Incentive Plan

(the &#147;Plan&#148;) based on the number of evaluation points attributed to the

position they hold <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">-OR -</font></b> on holding an exempt position

entitled Supervisor or Team Leader, with responsibility for supervising a staff

of employees.&#160; In order to be a

participant in the 2001 Plan, the following requirements must be met:</font></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The employee must be actively at work on

or before June 30, 2001.</p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The employee must hold the incentive

eligible position on or before June 30, 2001.</p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The employee must have held a management

incentive eligible position for at least six consecutive months during calendar

year 2001.</p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The employee must be continuously

employed by the corporation through the date of payment (anticipated to be

March 2002).</p>



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OF THE PROGRAM</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Plan has 2 components:</font></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Business Unit/Regional Area Objective -

33 1/3%</p>



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Objectives - 66 2/3%</p>



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UNIT/REGIONAL AREA OBJECTIVE - 33 1/3%</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Component of the Management Incentive

Plan is based on the Business Unit/Regional Area Financial Results (&#147;Local

Component&#148;) of the 2001 UWSI/BCBSUW Profit Sharing Plan.&#160; One-third of a participant&#146;s payout from the

Management Incentive Plan will be determined by his or her payout from the

Local Component of the Profit Sharing Plan according to the following schedule:</font></p>



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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Participant&#146;s Payout From<br>

  Local Component of 2001<br>

  Profit Sharing Plan</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Level of Management<br>

  Incentive Plan Payout</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Less than

  1.3% of Base Earnings</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.3% of Base

  Earnings</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Satisfactory

  Performance&#148; Level</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.0% of Base

  Earnings</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Targeted

  Performance&#148; Level</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.0% of Base

  Earnings</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;Outstanding

  Performance&#148; Level</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prorated payouts will be made for performance

between the stated percentages of payouts from the Local Component of the

Profit Sharing Plan.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INDIVIDUAL

AND/OR LOCAL AREA PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - 66 2/3%</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This component of the Plan is a mix of

Individual and/or Local Area objectives based on the participant&#146;s Local Area

as well as on the participant&#146;s functional responsibilities.&#160; The mix may be any combination of Individual

and/or Local Area objectives which together total 66 2/3%.&#160; Individual performance objectives shall be

specific and quantifiable and should be set in such a manner as to stretch the

participant&#146;s performance.&#160; Local Area

objectives may include such things as Local Area expense ratio targets.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Individual and/or Local Area Performance

Objectives are to be determined and listed beginning on Page 3 of this

document.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PAYMENT

OF AWARDS</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Management Incentive Plan payments will be

made to eligible participants only in years in which an award is made under the

Company&#146;s Profit Sharing Plan.&#160;

Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Management Review Committees

of the Boards of Directors of United Wisconsin Services, Inc. and Blue Cross

&amp; Blue Shield United of Wisconsin (collectively the &#147;Committee&#148;) reserve

the right to selectively award bonuses for outstanding performance.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Management Incentive Plan payments will be

awarded in cash on or before April 1, 2002.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Participants who otherwise meet eligibility

requirements for the Plan Year but who die, become disabled, or retire before

the end of the Plan Year, will be eligible for a pro-rata bonus based on the

participant&#146;s achievement of his or her goals prior to the termination of

employment and on months of completed service during the Plan Year.&#160; Participants who otherwise meet eligibility

requirements for the Plan Year but who die, become disabled, or retire before

the payment date but after completing the full Plan Year of service, will be

eligible for a bonus based on the participant&#146;s achievement of his or her

goals.&#160; In the case of death, payment

will be made to the participant&#146;s estate.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Employees who otherwise terminate employment

with the Corporation prior to the payment date will not be eligible for the

bonus payment.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLAN

ADMINISTRATION</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Committee maintains overall

responsibility for the Management Incentive Plan and is given complete

discretion to administer the Plan and to interpret and/or modify all terms and

conditions of the Plan.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Committee, at its discretion, reserves

the right to amend, suspend, or terminate the Management Incentive Plan,

provided that no such amendment, suspension, or termination shall reduce or

impair the value of any awards after such awards are made by the Committee.</font></p>



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