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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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  • Retirees not eligible for Medicare: Choose your benefits, your way July 8–19.

  • You now have the option to enroll in two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security method that requires you to provide additional verification to gain access to your ERS OnLine account.

  • ERS deposits or mails your annuity payment on the last business day of the month.

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