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Middle age couple with mountain bikes.

Preparing for Your Retirement

Planning to retire in the next 5 years? Learn about your steps to retire with the WRS. Watch this video at your leisure on demand 24/7.

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Living Benefits

Living Benefits are the proceeds of your life insurance coverage under the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Life Insurance program that are paid to you while you are still living rather than to your beneficiaries after your death.

HDHP Eligibility

A few eligibility requirements include:

You must be covered by a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) and enrolled in the Health Savings Account (HSA) offered by ETF.

You cannot have any other health coverage that pays for out-of-pocket health care expenses before you meet your plan deductible (including Medicare).

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

Guide to Office Visit Copays

A quick reference for how much you'll pay when you visit the doctor.

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
Plan Year
  • 2025
Biking Couple

Applying for Retirement

Deciding to retire may be the hardest part of the entire process. ETF can help you master the next steps so that you make decisions that are right for you. Use the resources available on this page to help you through the process.

Department News
Apr 4, 2024 10:00am
Photo of a pair of legs in blue denims and white sneakers hopping into a series of steppingstones in a body of water. The banner above reads, "Your Steppingstones to Retirement"

Webinar: Your Steppingstones to Retirement

Attend this webinar on April 17 to learn how your Social Security, WRS pension, and deferred compensation savings account can bring you closer to a secure financial retirement.

STAR Employees Enrollment

State of Wisconsin, Legislature, and Wisconsin Court System Employees covered by STAR

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