STAR Employers

Program Option
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
ET-2207
Brochure Active Employee

Buying Other Governmental Service

You may be eligible to increase your WRS benefit by purchasing the time you worked for non-WRS public employers at the federal, state, or local level.

WRS News Online for Employees
Apr 25, 2023 8:00am May 2023 Edition

Finding the Best Ideas for Long-Term Success

It's no secret that 2022 was a challenging year for the financial markets. There was nowhere to hide for investors looking to escape the volatility that impacted almost every asset class, including stocks. Susan Schmidt, SWIB’s head of public equities in the Global Public Market Strategies Division, oversees what is sometimes referred to as a “best ideas portfolio,” an important piece of SWIB’s long-term investment strategy.

Health Insurance for Employers

The Group Health Insurance Program offers employees of employers who participate in the WRS or are covered by a Section 218
Agreement a uniform medical benefits package. The employer can also choose to offer Uniform Dental Benefits.

Enrolling For Coverage FAQs

Program Option
  • 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
Plan Year
  • 2024
WRS News Online for Employees
Jan 31, 2024 5:30pm Jan 2024 Edition
Cover page of Pew report

WRS Among Well-Funded Pensions in the U.S.

A recent report by The Pew Charitable Trusts identified key WRS practices that make the Badger State one of the “well-funded states with tools to manage risk,” highlighting how other states could learn from the Wisconsin experience.

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Form Active Employee / Retiree

Medicare Enrollment for Retiring Employees

The following information is for employees who will retire in the next three months and will be transitioning into Medicare under the State or the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Programs.