The group health insurance program is an employer-sponsored program offering group health coverage to employees of state agencies, UW System, UW Hospital & Clinics Authority and participating local government employers.
All employers that wish to take part in the Wisconsin Retirement System must join and be covered by a Section 218 Agreement, which is an agreement between the state and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide Social Security coverage for state and local government employees.
The State of Wisconsin Group Insurance Board contracts with a Pharmacy Benefit Manager to provide administrative services to State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Employer group health insurance program participants.
The Wisconsin Public Employers Group Life Insurance Program is a benefit provided under the WRS and is available to employees of the State of Wisconsin and employees of participating Wisconsin local government employers.
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The ICI Program is authorized by Wis. Stat. §§ 40.61 and 40.62, and is administered according to the plan provisions between the Group Insurance Board and the program’s third-party administrator.
Supplemental Benefit Plans are types of insurance that are generally supplementary to group health insurance, providing coverage for dental, vision, accidental injury, or accidental death and voluntary for eligible employees and retirees.
The Group Insurance Board reviewed a comparative analysis of Group Health Insurance Program plan designs. It also approved premium increases for the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Life Insurance Program.
WRS annuitants who have met all terms and conditions associated with having a valid termination and meeting the minimum break in service requirement may return to work for a WRS employer.
