Group Insurance Board

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The Details

On November 18, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds met on the following agenda:

• Call to Order
• 1. Announcements Renee Walk
• 2. Consideration of:
• A. Open Meeting Minutes of August 12, 2026
• B. Closed Meeting Minutes of August 12, 2026, (Session 1)
• C. Closed Meeting Minutes of August 12, 2026, (Session 2)
• 3. Move to Closed Session

4. Vendor Information Security Update Dave Maradiaga / Melanie Leopold 5. Income Continuation Insurance Contract Update Molly Pearcy 6. Access / State Maintenance Plan Request for Proposals Tricia Sieg / Beth Bucaida / Patrick Klein / Zach Vieira / Jennifer Slutzsky (Segal)

7. Move to Open Session

8. Announcement of Business Deliberated During Closed Session Discussion 9. 2027 Open Enrollment Recap Tricia Sieg / Liz Bush 10. Health, Pharmacy, and Dental Benefits A. Benefit Change Experience Tricia Sieg / Oladipo Fadiran B. Preliminary 2028 Benefit Changes Molly Pearcy / Robert Mirshak / Tricia Sieg C. Group Health Insurance Program Reserve Policy Renee Walk / Marie Ruetten 11. Uniform Dental Benefit Contract Extension Tricia Sieg 12. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Plus Contract Extension Phil Borden 13. Long Term Care Contract Extension Luis Caracas 14. Pre-Tax Programs A. Pre-tax Account Balance Transfer Audit Xiong Vang B. TASC Implementation Update Xiong Vang / Ryan Knautz (TASC)

• 15. Pharmacy Benefits Manager Audit Tricia Sieg
• 16. Lunch
• 17. Wellness

A. Wellness Return and Value on Investment Oladipo Fadiran / Ryan Ross (Merative) / Mary Kate O’Leary B. Design Options & Contract Renewal Recommendation Mary Kate O’Leary / Nicholas Sinn 18. Operational Updates A. My Insurance Benefits System Update Michelle Baxter B. Quarterly Performance Report Shraddha Srivastava C. Final 2027 Board Meeting Dates D. Board Authority Contracts Update Tim Steiner E.

Board Correspondence Rebecca Frank / Kim Schnurr F. Biennial Budget Update 2027-2029 Tarna Hunter / Tim Steiner G. Legal Case Update Dan Hayes H. Ombudsperson Service Outreach and Education Report Liz Doss-Anderson I. Quarterly Audit Report of All ETF Programs Yikchau Sze J. Artificial Intelligence Update Peter Rank K. GLP-1 Legal Update Peter Rank L. High-Deductible Health Plan Education Strategy Robert Mirshak 19. Tentative February Agenda Renee Walk 20. Move to Closed Session 21. Consideration of Appeal 2024-015-GIB Alex Thillman (DOJ)