The System Employee Benefits Advisory Committee (SEBAC) will have its first meeting of the year Sept. 27 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be conducted via TTVN.
If you would like to attend the meeting and need information regarding TTVN locations in your area, contact your SEBAC representative. A list of representatives is online at http://sago.tamu.edu/shro/sebac.htm.
Retirees who are enrolled in TRS-Care and come to work for the A&M System must switch to an A&M System-offered health plan. They cannot waive A&M System health coverage and remain enrolled in TRS-Care. However, because enrollment in TRS-Care is a one-time-only opportunity, enrolled retirees should not simply drop TRS-Care when they return to work. Instead, they should notify TRS in writing before they begin working and request that coverage be suspended. Once they terminate employment, they should contact TRS again and have their TRS-Care coverage reinstated.
This change does not apply to retirees who are covered under TRS-Care as dependents (for example, if a retiree works for the A&M System and is covered under TRS-Care by his/her spouse). These retirees can remain enrolled in TRS-Care while they work for the A&M System.
The Board of Regents recently approved the holiday schedule for the 2005-06 plan year. Schedules for all A&M System universities and agencies are located online at sago.tamu.edu/shro/pageholidays.htm.
PharmaCare’s web site address has changed from www.ehs.com to www.pharmacare.com, but the site still includes tools that allow participants to view their prescription histories, copayment amounts and pharmacy locations online. The site also allows participants to refill prescriptions online, receive order confirmations instantly, and view the latest shipping information.
Lung cancer has made the headlines recently, sparking new interest in tobacco cessation programs. If you are enrolled in either the A&M Dental plan or the CIGNA Dental HMO, you have access to two tobacco cessation programs through CIGNA’s Healthy Rewards program. Both programs provide a cost-effective way for tobacco users to kick the nicotine habit. For information on these and other programs offered through Healthy Rewards, visit www.mycigna.com.