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Paid Time Off (PTO)

Find work-life balance as a state employee with a generous PTO package. You will start with up to 3 weeks vacation, 9 holidays, 4.5 personal holidays and up to 130 hours of sick leave.

Open Enrollment Quick Reference

A quick reference for what changes you can make to your benefits during open enrollment.

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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State of Wisconsin Health Benefit Program Data Flow

Learn how the data warehouse securely collects and stores enrollment, claims, and wellness data for all participants of the Group Health Insurance Program.

Specialty Medication Programs

Level 4 self-injectables and specialty medications are available through specific pharmacies for non-Medicare members while members on Medicare have some additional pharmacy options.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Have a question? Review the most commonly asked questions we receive.

Program Option
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
Plan Year
  • 2024
WRS News Online for Employees
Aug 28, 2023 8:00am Sept 2023 edition

WRS Receives AAA Issuer Credit Rating from S&P

Standard & Poor’s recently released a report assigning the WRS a AAA issuer credit rating with a “Stable” outlook. This rating is an acknowledgment of the robust processes, written procedures, and risk management discipline that SWIB has built over several decades, as well as the strong funding status of the WRS.

ACA: Patient Protection Disclosure

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
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits