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Annual Enrollment

Annual Enrollment 2013

ERS - Texas Employees Group Benefits Program (GBP)

YouTube video on how to make ERS changes on-line

Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBCs) for health plans available starting in July 2013

Annual Enrollment Flier

Employee Guide to Annual Enrollment

TexFlex Flier

Tobacco Certification Flier

Annual Enrollment is the time when members of the Texas Employees Group Benefits Program (GBP) can make changes to their insurance benefits. Annual Enrollment changes are effective September 1, 2013.

Annual Enrollment begins in July 2013 for employees and retirees not eligible for Medicare. Medicare-eligible retirees will have Annual Enrollment in November 2013. As in 2012, different agencies, institutions, and member groups will have different enrollment periods. Annual Enrollment Packets for Sam Houston State University employees will be mailed out from Employees Retirement System (ERS) from July 10 to July 17 to your mailing address on file with ERS. You will have two ways to make Annual Enrollment insurance changes:

• ERS has designated July 22-August 4 for Sam Houston State University employees to make their own insurance changes via ERS On-Line.
• July 8 through August 4 employees will be able to make Annual Enrollment changes in the Human Resources office by completing a form.

If you are a retired state employee or survivor, please visit the retiree Annual Enrollment page.

This Annual Enrollment webpage will be updated as the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) releases information about Annual Enrollment or you can visit the ERS website for more information.

 

ERS Board of Trustees adopts Plan Year 2014 member contribution rates

The Board of Trustees adopted Plan Year 2014 rates for the health, dental, life, Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and disability plans. Contribution rates for health insurance are set based on funding provided by the Texas Legislature. With the 83rd Texas Legislature still in session, and no final approved appropriation, the ERS Boards of Trustees adopted Plan Year 2014 health insurance rates at a level not to exceed the anticipated funding increase of 7%. This increase is expected to adequately support health plan costs through the next plan year under the current benefit structure. The Board of Trustees granted authority to the ERS Executive Director to lower the adopted contribution rates should the final appropriation be lower than anticipated, or it is determined that lower rates can support the health plan and current benefits. The health insurance contribution rates are expected to be finalized sometime in June.

Individuals enrolled in the State of Texas Dental Choice Plan will experience no increase in their monthly member contribution rates while those enrolled in the HumanaDental DHMO will pay approximately 7% more during Plan Year 2014. The increases for HumanaDental DHMO participants will range from 60 cents for member-only coverage to $1.83 for spouse and children coverage.

There will be no change in the monthly cost for Life Insurance and Voluntary AD&D coverage. Persons enrolled in the Short-term Disability plan will experience an increase in monthly cost of 4 cents per $100 of monthly covered salary.