Medical Benefits
Health Insurance Plan Options
The State of Texas provides benefits-eligible employees with health coverage that includes medical care and prescription drug benefits. For full-time employees, coverage begins on the first day of the month after your 90th day on the job.
During your first 90 days of employment, you can sign up your dependents for health insurance with no questions asked and without evidence of insurability. Even if you or a family member has a chronic medical condition, coverage is guaranteed.
Employees are automatically enrolled in HealthSelect of Texas. If you choose to waive health coverage for yourself, you need to notify the Office of Human Resources.
For the latest information about the 2011-12 health insurance plans and rates, visit this news page at the ERS website.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Although benefits-eligible employees are automatically enrolled in HealthSelect of Texas, you may switch to a health maintenance organization (HMO) through Scott & White Health Plan. An advantage of the HMO option is that evidence of insurability is not required. Following this option, you must use doctors and hospitals in the network for services to be covered. Out-of-network providers can only be used in cases of emergency.
To recieve information specifically about the Scott & White Health Plan available to ASU employees, access these Scott & White pages via the ERS website.
These are the monthly rates established for Sept. 1, 2011-Aug. 31, 2012:
| Members Pay | |
|---|---|
| Member only |
$0.00
|
| Member and spouse |
$262.44
|
| Member and children |
$175.72
|
| Family |
$438.16
|
HMO Prescription Drug Plan
The Scott & White Health Plan includes prescription drug coverage that is administered by Scott & White Health Plan and Scott & White Prescription Services.
For more information and a complete list of participating pharmacies, visit the Scott & White pages of the ERS website.
HealthSelect
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Texas administers the HealthSelect plan. On the BCBS website , you can send e-mails about your policy, participate in live Web chats, look up a physician, designate a primary care provider (PCP) and use other tools. To register online, you will need your group number and policy number. Following this plan, you choose a HealthSelect PCP and that doctor refers you to specialists and other providers within the network. When you stay in the network, you reduce your costs.
These are the monthly rates established for Sept. 1, 2011-Aug. 31, 2012:
| Members Pay | |
|---|---|
| Member only |
$0.00
|
| Member and spouse |
$250.74
|
| Member and children |
$167.90
|
| Family |
$418.64
|
For more details about this plan, visit these HealthSelect pages of the ERS website.
HealthSelect Prescription Drug Plan
Prescription drug coverage with the HealthSelect plan requires that a $50 deductible be met for each person each year.
To see what level of coverage your prescription medications fall under, visit the Caremark website. For more information, call Caremark at 1-888-886-8490.
If you are interested in mail-order prescriptions, you need to register at the Caremark website.
