The agency just released the WRS Financial Report 2024, with the Legislative Audit Bureau issuing a “clean” audit opinion on the WRS’s financial statements.
For 2026, expect name changes for a few health plans, new administrators for vision insurance and pre-tax savings accounts, and increased medical deductible for the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and Access HDHP.
Wisconsin’s 2025-2027 biennial budget bill (2025 Act 15) provides ETF one-time funding of $71 million to support the replacement of the antiquated pension administration system.
WRS members can be targets of scams and fraud, as well as unsolicited marketing. Here’s how to identify bad apples from legitimate communications about your retirement and other benefits.