Choosing benefits for Active Employees
As a State of Texas employee, you earn valuable benefits.
ERS’ health plans can help you and your family live a more healthy and financially secure life.
Retirement Contributions
and Planning
You and the state invest throughout your career for a stable lifetime benefit when you retire.
New Employees
Learn about your valuable benefits administered by ERS.
Life Changes
You can change many of your benefits as your life changes. Learn more about updating your coverage options after a Qualifying Life Event (QLE) like marriage, a new child and other life events.
Rates and Forms
- Use the rate calculator to estimate monthly coverage costs.
- Find forms to update your coverage.
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Something special for your heart this holiday seasonDecember 04, 2024
Commit to taking small steps that can make a world of difference in keeping your heart healthy this winter. The Hello Heart program is now here to help.
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Member story: Quick-thinking kept this beach accident from ruining Anne's family vacationDecember 04, 2024
When vacation travel finds you injured far from home, the BCBSTX app is there for you. Here’s how Anne found care when a beach injury required more than aloe vera.
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Some members of the sandwich generation are in a retirement pickleDecember 04, 2024
About 8 million Americans make up the “sandwich generation,” taking care of both their children and their aging parents. If that’s you, here’s how to keep working toward your retirement goals at every stage of life.
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Deadline to spend your Blue Points is Dec. 31, 2024December 04, 2024
Remember, Dec. 31, 2024, is the final day to redeem any Blue PointsSM you’ve earned through Well onTarget®. You will no longer have access to Well onTarget or the Blue Points rewards store starting Jan. 1, 2025.
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Digital program Learn to Live offers new option for mental health careNovember 06, 2024
One in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness, but only half seek help. This new digital program makes it easier to get needed support.