The annual It’s Your Choice open enrollment period is September 26-October 21. This is when state and local employees participating in the group health insurance program can make changes for next year, including switching health plans, coverage levels, or adding/deleting certain dependents.
SWIB’s real estate portfolio helps diversify the Core Trust Fund and has generated an impressive track record of investment performance, to the benefit of the WRS. This success is helping keep the WRS fully funded and well positioned to deliver on its promise to more than 652,000 members.
The Group Insurance Board has approved a modest health insurance premium increase and expanded service areas and provider networks for the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program in 2023. Despite the departure of WEA Trust from the program, members will have more health plan choices.
The Department of Employee Trust Funds, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business Monday, May 30, 2022, due to the Memorial Day observance.
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.
As the Federal Reserve seeks to put the right policies in place to combat the economic challenges of inflation, SWIB is also keeping a close eye on what it means for the WRS.
With the country still dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, market volatility caused by economic and world events has caused more uncertainty. Volatility in the financial markets is not new and is something SWIB is prepared to deal with through its diversified asset allocation and strategic investment management.
ETF recently received a 2021 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award for its pilot financial wellness program, Wisconsin Strong: Your Financial Security™. More than 18,000 WRS members and their families participated in the program, which concludes at the end of February 2022.
The Group Insurance Board today approved several key administrative items and discussed ongoing strategic initiatives related to the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program.
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