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Health Insurance
- HealthSelect of Texas®, including HealthSelectSM Secondary and Consumer Directed HealthSelectSM Administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
- HealthSelectSM Medicare Advantage Plan PPO Insured by UnitedHealthcare
Prescription Drug Coverage
- HealthSelectSM Prescription Drug Program Administered by Express Scripts
- HealthSelectSM Medicare Rx Administered by Express Scripts Medicare (PDP)
Life and AD&D Insurance
- Basic Term, Optional Term, Dependent Term and Retiree Fixed Optional Life Insurance;
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
Dental Coverage
- State of Texas Dental Choice PlanSM Administered by Delta Dental
- DeltaCare USA DHMO Insured by Delta Dental
Tax-advantaged Spending/Savings Accounts
- TexFlexSM health care, dependent care and limited-purpose flexible spending accounts Administered by Inspira Financial
- Consumer Directed HealthSelect health savings accounts Administered by Optum Bank
Retirement
- State of Texas Retirement Administered by ERS
- Texa$averSM 401(k) / 457 Program Administered by Empower Retirement
Texas Income Protection PlanSM (TIPP)
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance Administered by Alight Solutions
State of Texas Vision
- Administered by EyeMed
Dependent Eligibility Verification
- Administered by Alight Solutions
Discount Purchase Program
- Administered by Beneplace
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Making the most of your dental coverageMarch 05, 2025
If you’ve ever been curious about why we visit the dentist for two cleanings per year, you’re not alone. Read on for the answer, straight from the doctor’s mouth.
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ERS Board of Trustees election (for state agencies only): Now accepting candidate nominationsMarch 05, 2025
The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) is accepting candidate nominations until March 31 at 5 p.m. CT to fill one of the elected positions on the ERS Board of Trustees. Learn how to nominate an eligible candidate.
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ERS Fund shows strong performance over past yearMarch 05, 2025
The Employees Retirement System of Texas Retirement Trust Fund’s showed solid performance over the last year. Invest a few minutes in reading these highlights and why they matter.
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Remember to spend your TexFlex FSA dollarsMarch 05, 2025
Every plan year, many TexFlexSM account holders forfeit money when they fail to spend the TexFlex account money by the deadline. Here’s how to avoid this happening to you.
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As a HealthSelect of Texas® medical plan participant, you have a team of care management clinicians like Kimberly who are ready to answer your questions and help you use your benefits.
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The Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) is accepting nominations for a candidate to fill the ERS Board of Trustees seat.
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Message from the executive directorMarch 18, 2025
Spring is a season of change—not just for our beautiful Texas landscapes. In a legislative year, spring can also bring new changes to the ERS benefits landscape.
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The HealthSelectSM Prescription Drug Program and HealthSelectSM Medicare Rx no longer fill prescriptions for quantities for a one-month supply or less through its mail-order service.
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Don’t forget to schedule your HouseCalls visitMarch 18, 2025
HealthSelectSM Medicare Advantage participants earn a reward when scheduling their annual HouseCalls visit.
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App saves the day for HealthSelect of Texas participantMarch 18, 2025
Quick-thinking kept a beach accident from ruining Anne's family vacation.
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This new year, be inspired by Jennifer’s story of finding a fresh start through mental health care and yoga. This state agency employee has lived with chronic depression and anxiety for more than 15 years. Read how she uses the Fitness Program available to all HealthSelectSM participants to help maintain her mental health.
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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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Member story: How Rebecca Castillo saved her own lifeMarch 06, 2024
“There’s never a good time to have cancer. But there is a good time to get diagnosed, and that’s early.” Meet Rebecca Castillo, a mother, curriculum developer who saved her own life with the help of health plan benefits.
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At the “heart” of her return to work: Affordable health insuranceFebruary 02, 2022
Stacey Brown's heart health was among the reasons Brown decided to join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in March 2019.
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Beating pre-diabetes through diet and exerciseNovember 03, 2021
Pre-diabetes is no match for Luciano Chavez Jr.'s determination to beat it!
