If you are an employee of the state, UW Hospitals and Clinics, or the Universities of Wisconsin (including Craft Workers), you may be eligible to receive up to $2,000 from your employer if you opt out of health insurance coverage under the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program.
Program Option
State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
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Local Employer /
State Employer
ETF Budget and Management Director Tarna Hunter recaps three bills passed by the State Senate and Assembly that affect ETF and the benefit programs it administers, after the Legislature concluded the 2023-2024 Regular Session in March 2024.
This application allows you to apply to enroll in the Income Continuation Insurance (ICI) Program if you did not enroll when originally eligible or if coverage was canceled.
Provided you did not close your WRS account by taking a separation benefit, your beneficiaries may be entitled to a benefit after your death. Understand how and what benefits are paid upon your death.
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Active Employee /
Retiree /
Local Employer /
State Employer
A disability retirement benefit is a lifetime annuity paid to eligible WRS employees who become disabled and are unable to work until normal retirement age.