Health coaching, Well Wisconsin Radio and Kindness at Work resources are now available for employers participating in the Group Health Insurance Program. Please share with your employees between now and the end of March to ensure they’re up to date with all that Well Wisconsin has to offer.
The Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Program is authorized by the Group Insurance Board and available to local employers participating in the WRS, and local government employers that do not participate in the WRS and are separate Social Security entities.
This information is for finance professionals of local employers who participate in the WPE Group Health Insurance Program and who are accountable for financial reporting under GASB Statement 75, “Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions.”
Please share this message with your employees to provide time and registration links to the Preparing for Your Retirement webinars. The free two-hour evening presentations are designed for WRS members who are within ten years of retirement.
ETF has released two new recorded webinars for employers focused on the ICI Program. The two webinars cover topics including benefit amounts, eligibility, enrollment options, filing claims, employer errors, and more.
The Well Wisconsin program is available to subscribers and spouses enrolled in the Group Health Insurance Program via a partnership with WebMD. Participants can earn a taxable $150 gift card by completing a health check, health assessment, and well-being activity.
Please encourage members with ICI Program coverage who have become disabled to file an ICI claim as soon as possible after their last day worked. The effective date of an ICI benefit can be no earlier than 90 days before the claim is filed. If the member waits to file a claim, they may miss out on benefits.
Please encourage members with ICI Program coverage who have become disabled to file an ICI claim as soon as possible after their last day worked. The effective date of an ICI benefit can be no earlier than 90 days before the claim is filed. If the member waits to file a claim, they may miss out on benefits.
State employers, please see the employer Employee Reimbursement Account (ERA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) administrative fees for the 2022 plan year.
ETF provides updated Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2022. 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.