Many state employees want to continue their health insurance into retirement. However, they might have several questions prior to retiring like what determines their eligibility? What impact does gaining Medicare eligibility have on health insurance?
It’s a new year, and Well Wisconsin can help you live well in 2023! Check out this short video or review this handout to see how Well Wisconsin can help you get closer to fulfilling your health and wellness goals.
ETF has published its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for 2021. This report provides information about the WRS and other benefit programs administered by ETF, including the related financial statements and independent auditor’s report.
Pew Charitable Trusts cites the WRS as one of three public employee pension plans that has maintained high funded ratios at predictable costs over the past 20 years and conducts a wide-ranging Q&A-style interview with ETF Secretary John Voelker.
ETF, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business Monday, January 16, 2023, due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. observance. Regular Customer Service Call Center hours (see below) will resume on Tuesday, January 17.
Customer Service Call Center Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Discover what’s included in the 2023 Well Wisconsin program, explore changes to the WebMD One portal, and delve into new resources for creating a culture of well-being across your worksite.
There will be no ERA employer administrative fee per health insurance contract per month, and no change to the HSA employer administrative fee, for 2023.
ETF provides updated Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2023. This information applies to all WRS employers and all other public employers in Wisconsin that provide Social Security coverage for their employees under Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement.
The Department of Employee Trust Funds, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business on Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 2. ETF’s customer service call center staff will be available beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27 and Tuesday, January 3. Wisconsin Retirement System members are encouraged to utilize ETF’s website to view and print forms, brochures and review online videos.
