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  • Slam dunk your health
    March 6, 2024

    Don’t let March Madness derail your health! This month, we have two webinars and two weight management programs to exercise your good food and fitness habits.

  • With the BCBSTX App, your HealthSelectSM medical plan benefits are at your fingertips, wherever you are.

  • There are many things that contribute to cancer risk, but keep in mind: many of the things that keep us healthy in general are the same ones that can help lower our cancer risk. Here are four things you can do.

  • Save more in your Texa$averSM 401(k) / 457 account this year thanks to higher limits from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)!

  • Worried about a new health problem, like back pain? Get customized support–from diagnosis to treatment–from your HealthSelectSM medical plan. Here’s how.

  • The Consumer Directed HealthSelectSM medical and prescription drug plans now cover in-network RSV vaccination at 100% before the deductible is met for participants age 60 or older.

  • Taking care of your mouth leads to much more than a bright smile. Here’s how.

  • The administrator of TexFlexSM flexible spending accounts has a new brand, with no major impact on current TexFlex operations.

  • ERS managed the benefits of more than half a million Texans this past fiscal year. Read some key points on how we did in "ERS at a Glance."

  • The Board voted on the administrator of the HealthSelectSM medical plans and new members of the Group Benefits Advisory Committee, and heard good news from the Fiscal Year 2023 pension valuation report—among many other topics and activities.