Steps to Choosing Your Benefits

Not sure where to start? This page is a step-by-step guide to choosing your benefits.

Plan Year
  • 2025
Program Option
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits

Guardianship

A guardian is appointed by a court when a person is unable to make or communicate medical decisions, financial decisions, or both. Learn how Letters of Guardianship can impact a WRS account.

Health and Wellness News
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My Insurance Benefits

Read the Well Wisconsin News January Issue. Know more about the launch of My Insurance Benefits in 2025

Preventive Care Services Covered at 100%

Your health plan pays 100% of certain preventive care services with no out-of-pocket costs to you.

Program Option
  • Local Annuitant Health Program (LAHP)
  • Local Deductible Health Plan (PO14) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Deductible Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO4) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Health Plan (PO16) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO6) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local High Deductible Health Plan (PO17) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local High Deductible Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO7) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Traditional Health Plan (PO12) & Supplemental Benefits
  • Local Traditional Health Plan with Uniform Dental (PO2) & Supplemental Benefits
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
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Long-Term Care Insurance

Available to state employees and retirees. Long-term care insurance covers medical services, such as nursing care or therapies. It also includes supportive services, such as bathing, dressing, getting in and out of bed, taking medicines, or preparing meals.

Program Option
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
ET-7406
Form Active Employee / Retiree / Other Benefit Recipient

Authorization to Disclose Non-Medical Information

Wisconsin law allows ETF to release personal information to a third party if the member has first provided ETF with a valid written authorization. Use this form to authorize the release of non-medical information.

Financial Power of Attorney

Your WRS account information is confidential, and no one can receive information about or make changes to your account unless authorized. You can authorize another person to make changes to your account by submitting a financial power of attorney document to ETF.

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Retirement

Whether you are a new employee learning about your WRS retirement benefits, a member planning to retire or a retiree, we have the information you need to have a successful retirement.

Report Active Employee / Retiree / Other Benefit Recipient / Board Member / Local Employer / State Employer

Wisconsin Retirement System Financial Report 2015

Independent Auditor’s Report on the Financial Statements and Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2015.