Are you turning 65 soon?

If you’re a TRS-Care participant, when you turn 65 or become eligible for Medicare, you’re eligible to enroll in the TRS-Care Medicare Advantage medical plan and the TRS-Care Medicare Rx prescription drug plan. Likewise, if you’re retiring past age 65, you’re eligible to enroll in these plans.

Your TRS-Care Medicare plan are much different from what you may find on the private market. As a retired Texas public school employee, you’re entitled to comprehensive benefits at competitive prices.

Look for the TRS-Care Medicare Advantage and TRS-Care Medicare Rx logos on materials you’ll receive in the mail. You can visit our Medicare Comparison Checklist for key questions and considerations to discuss with your Medicare agent.

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Watch the Video to Prepare for This Milestone

Are you turning 65 soon and want health coverage through TRS-Care? Watch this video to learn more about how to enroll in TRS-Care Medicare Advantage.

Read the Transcript: Turning 65 soon? Find out how you can prepare for this milestone (pdf)

TRS-Care Medicare & You Quarterly Webinars

TRS is offering a new series of webinars called "TRS-Care Medicare & You" for participants who will soon be eligible for Medicare!

This webinar will be held on a quarterly basis. It will help you understand the enrollment process and how TRS-Care Medicare Advantage plan provides the care you can count on for this next stage of your life.

Our next TRS-Care Medicare & You session will be held on May 7 from 1:00 - 3:30 pm CT. If your 65th birthday is around the corner, be sure to register to learn more about the benefits available to you through TRS.

Click on the link below to register for a session in 2021.

Register Today for an upcoming TRS-Care Medicare & You webinar!
OR watch this webinar recording or download the webinar presentation (pdf).

Sesión Informativa de TRS-Care Medicare y Usted

Important:

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) prohibits people enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan through group retiree benefits from joining an individual Medicare prescription drug plan. The reverse is true as well — a person with group Medicare prescription drug coverage cannot have an individual Medicare Advantage plan.

This means that if you are enrolled in TRS-Care Medicare Advantage — a group plan — and you opt out of the TRS-Care Medicare Rx prescription drug plan and buy an individual Medicare Part D plan, you will lose all TRS-Care coverage.