The GIB has approved several health and pharmacy benefit changes for plan year 2023. The changes were recommended by ETF, based on feedback from members, health plans, and other stakeholders.
With summer right around the corner, Well Wisconsin is providing employers with the latest resources and activities to promote in June. Activities include the Five to Thrive fruit and veggies challenge, a cool crunch for those warm summer months, and the June inclusiveness calendar activities.
We’ve recently added a new online tool to our website, the Online Disability Retirement Estimate Request. Members can access this tool 24/7, and their requests are submitted directly to ETF for processing.
The myETF Benefits System will now show errors if a marital status or marital status date is not supplied when entering transactions manually or sending XML files. These error messages were added to improve customer service and reduce contract activity errors.
ETF Secretary John Voelker and SWIB Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer Edwin Denson are keynote speakers at the Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants Annual Conference. Retirees are invited to attend the virtual conference, which will be held in two half-day sessions on May 5 and May 19.
In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness month, employers participating in the Group Health Insurance Program are encouraged to promote and share how the Well Wisconsin well-being activities, Well Wisconsin Radio and Kindness at Work can help with overall mental health and well-being. Please help reduce the stigma of mental health for your employees between now and the end of May.
ETF has started mailing the WRS Annual Statement of Benefits to members. The statement is an employees’ once-a-year summary of their retirement account information.
The WRS Annual Statement of Benefits will soon be delivered to active employees with WRS contribution balances as of December 31, 2021. Note: All active employees will receive their statement in the mail.
