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Benefit Programs

The following links will take you off the ERS website and to the websites of our benefit programs.

Health Insurance

Prescription Drug Coverage

Life and AD&D Insurance

  • Basic Term, Optional Term, Dependent Term and Retiree Fixed Optional Life Insurance;
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) 

Dental Coverage

Tax-advantaged Spending/Savings Accounts

Retirement

Texas Income Protection PlanSM (TIPP)

  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance Administered by ReedGroup

State of Texas Vision

  • Administered by EyeMed

Dependent Eligibility Verification

  • Administered by Alight Solutions

Discount Purchase Program

  • Administered by Beneplace

Benefits Coordinator Community Group

News and resources for benefits coordinators and HR professionals
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Doing Business with ERS

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  • You’ve worked hard all year on your health and wellness. Why not reward yourself by redeeming your hard-earned Blue Points?

  • If you’re traveling this holiday season, your HealthSelect of Texas® medical plan has you covered wherever you go. Learn about your options for care and when to use them.

  • Have questions about the upcoming administrator change for the HealthSelectSM Prescription Drug Program? Attend an “Introduction to Express Scripts” webinar in December to learn about Express Scripts, understand what’s changing in January, and find out about the plan’s new resources and contact information.

  • The gift of a healthy smile
    December 06, 2023

    This holiday season, don’t let oral health go out the window. Check out these great gift ideas to keep your friends and family smiling all winter long.

  • 5 tips for winter fitness
    December 06, 2023

    When not harsh, wintertime in Texas can be one of the most comfortable seasons for getting active. Here are five tips to keep moving and healthy this winter, including some help from your benefits!

More news for ERS State employees
  • Don’t forget, beginning Jan. 1, 2024, Express Scripts and Express ScriptsTM Medicare (PDP) will become the new third-party administrators for the HealthSelectSM Prescription Drug Program (PDP) and HealthSelectSM Medicare Rx, respectively.
  • One way we are working to better serve you is through our growing wellness program.
  • Fall Enrollment begins Oct. 30
    September 12, 2023

    The Fall Enrollment period for Medicare-eligible retirees in the Texas Employees Group Benefits Program (GBP) is Oct. 30 through Nov. 17.

  • On Jan. 1, 2024, Express Scripts and Express Scripts Medicare (PDP) will become the new administrators for the HealthSelectSM Prescription Drug Program (PDP) and HealthSelectSM Medicare Rx, respectively.

  • This time of year, at the start of a new fiscal year and between Summer and Fall Enrollment, I often think about ERS’ relationships with its members and retirees, and the many ways we foster those relationships.

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