tx-August72026-302: 34 TAC §41.17 (Amendment) — Health Care and Insurance Programs
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The board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) adopts amended §41.17 relating to the Limited-Time Enrollment Opportunity for Medicare-eligible Retirees, of Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Title 34, Part 3, of the Texas Administrative Code, without any changes to the proposed text as originally published in the May 29, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 3690). The rule will not be republished. REASONED JUSTIFICATION TRS adopts the amendments to §41.17 to open another Limited-Time Enrollment Opportunity for Medicare-eligible retirees and their eligible dependents, surviving spouses and surviving dependent children to return the TRS-Care Medicare Advantage (TRS-Care MA) plan to take advantage of the plan's reduced premiums for the 2027 plan year. In 2024, TRS created §41.17 after receiving direction from legislative leadership to use the growth in the TRS-Care fund to reduce premiums and allow for a limited-time enrollment opportunity for eligible TRS-Care Medicare Advantage (TRS-Care MA) participants. Rule 41.17 established the enrollment period, eligibility requirements, and coverage effective dates. The enrollment opportunity ran from Oct. 1, 2024,...
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