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WRS Retirement Benefit

The WRS Retirement Benefit is a pension plan that is intended to provide you with a lifetime retirement payment. It offers a retirement benefit based on a defined contribution plan or a defined benefit plan.

WRS News Online for Employees
Jan 23, 2023 8:00am Jan 2023 Edition

Secretary Voelker: The Value of Dependability

Some days I think the ideal of dependability is declining in our society. My view is likely skewed because I am in a position in which more than 663,000 individuals are counting on me to safeguard their retirement money. As a result, dependability is often the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about before bed.

Some Out-Of-State Coverage

Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire Greater Wisconsin

Major Health Systems
  • Aspirus Health
  • Essentia Health
  • Marshfield Clinic Health System
  • Gundersen Health System
  • St Luke's Regional Health Care System
Full Service Areas
  • Adams County
  • Ashland County
  • Bayfield County
  • Buffalo County
  • Burnett County
  • Clark County
  • Crawford County
  • Douglas County
  • Grant County
  • Green County
  • Iowa County
  • Iron County
  • Jackson County
  • Juneau County
  • La Crosse County
  • Lafayette County
  • Langlade County
  • Lincoln County
  • Marathon County
  • Monroe County
  • Oneida County
  • Pepin County
  • Pierce County
  • Polk County
  • Portage County
  • Price County
  • Richland County
  • Sawyer County
  • St. Croix County
  • Taylor County
  • Trempealeau County
  • Vernon County
  • Vilas County
  • Washburn County
  • Wood County
Limited Service Areas
  • Minnesota
  • Michigan
  • Florence County
  • Forest County

HSA Eligible Expenses

An eligible expense is a health care service, treatment, or item the IRS states can be paid for without taxes. Eligible expenses can be incurred by you, your spouse, or qualified dependents. The Health Savings Account (HSA) can only be used to pay for eligible medical expenses incurred after your HSA was established.

Program Option
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
Plan Year
  • 2024
Some Out-Of-State Coverage

MercyCare Health Plan

Major Health Systems
  • Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center–Janesville, WI
  • Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center–Walworth, WI
  • Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center–Harvard, IL
  • Javon Bea Hospital’s–Riverside & Rockton, IL
  • Fort HealthCare, WI
  • Watertown HealthCare, WI
Full Service Areas
  • Green County
  • Jefferson County
  • Rock County
  • Walworth County
Limited Service Areas
  • Illinois