Department News
Dec 18, 2024 3:00pm

ETF Year-End Holiday Closures

The office, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the next two weeks.

Department News
Jan 13, 2025 10:00am

Office Closures Observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2025

ETF, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business Monday, January 20, 2025, due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. observance. Regular Customer Service Call Center hours (see below) will resume on Tuesday, January 21.

Customer Service Call Center Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

State and Federal Notifications

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
A veteran holding the American flag marching in a Memorial Day parade.

Military Service pre 1974

If you were in the military before January 1, 1974, you may receive up to four years of Wisconsin Retirement System creditable service.

Video
22 minutes
Your Journey to Retirement title slide

Your Journey to Retirement

Learn how saving and investing can impact your retirement and why you may want to participate in the Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program. A presentation by the Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program.

HIPAA: Special Enrollment Opportunities

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

STAR Employers

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

HSA Investment Options

Your Health Savings Account (HSA) dollars can grow over time, especially if you decide to compound your funds. The amount you save depends on how you choose to use your HSA funds.

Funds in your HSA account will earn interest over time. Once your balance reaches $1,000, you may invest any funds above that level (in any increments) in a variety of HSA investment options with varying levels of related risk and returns.

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

HSA Investment Options

Your Health Savings Account (HSA) dollars can grow over time, especially if you decide to compound your funds. The amount you save depends on how you choose to use your HSA funds.

Funds in your HSA account will earn interest over time. Once your balance reaches $1,000, you may invest any funds above that level (in any increments) in a variety of HSA investment options with varying levels of related risk and returns.

Program Option
  • State Employee and Retiree Health Plan & Supplemental Benefits
Plan Year
  • 2026
WRS News Online for Employees
May 1, 2025 4:45pm
Woman with closed eyes while hugging a man

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

One in five people will experience a mental health condition in any given year. The theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Month, "Turn Awareness into Action," couldn't be more timely.