Teacher Retirement System of Texas : Are you turning 65 soon?
Teacher Retirement System of Texas : 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.
How do I enroll in Medicare?
How you enroll in Medicare depends on whether or not you receive Social Security benefits. Follow the links to learn how to sign up in each scenario.
If you’re not currently receiving Social Security benefits, you’ll need to do one of the following to enroll in Medicare:
- Visit ssa.gov and apply online
- Call SSA toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m., Monday – Friday. TTY: 1-800-325-0778.
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Currently receiving Social Security benefits?
If you currently receive Social Security benefits, you’ll be automatically enrolled in Medicare on the first day of your 65th birthday month; or if your birthday falls on the first, the first of the previous month.
The Medicare premium will be deducted from your Social Security check.
When do I enroll in Medicare and TRS-Care?
Your enrollment period for TRS-Care depends on your Medicare status. Follow the links below to learn how to sign up in each scenario:
Current TRS-Care participants turning 65
If you’re already enrolled in the TRS-Care Standard plan, we’ll start sending you information about the TRS-Care Medicare plans a year before you turn 65.
64th Birthday Medicare Reminder
During your 64th birthday month, you’ll receive a postcard from us to start familiarizing yourself with how your TRS-Care plan works with Medicare.
Start planning for Medicare & TRS-Care today
About nine months before your 65th birthday, we’ll send you more information to help plan for your Medicare enrollment. During this time, we encourage you to sign up for a TRS-Care Medicare & You webinar which will give an overview on enrollment, eligibility, and the medical and prescription drug benefits available to you.
Explore the TRS-Care Medicare Advantage plan benefits
Six months before your 65th birthday, we’ll send you details about your TRS-Care Medicare Advantage benefits.
TRS-Care Medicare Enrollment Packet
Three months before your 65th birthday, we’ll send you an enrollment application which you can fill out if you want to add dependents. This packet also includes the TRS-Care Plan Highlights, TRS-Care Medicare Enrollment Guide and TRS-Care Medicare Rx Summary of Benefits.
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Not enrolled in TRS-Care
If you’ve never enrolled in TRS-Care but were eligible for the program when you retired, or if you previously dropped TRS-Care, you can enroll yourself and your eligible dependents at age 65.
We’ll send you a postcard approximately four months prior to your 65th birthday inviting you to contact us for an enrollment packet (TRS 700EO).
As a TRS-Care retiree, you can also add eligible dependents to your TRS-Care coverage when you reach age 65. Please note: this enrollment opportunity is not available to dependent spouses or children when they turn 65.
Retiring
If you’re retiring and about to be eligible for Medicare or you’re already eligible, TRS will send you an enrollment packet that includes the TRS-Care Guide for Medicare-eligible participants and a TRS-Care application (TRS 700M).
TRS will send this once we receive and process your retirement application (TRS 30) and determine you’re eligibility for TRS-Care.
If you want to enroll in TRS-Care, you should complete the TRS 700M and return it to TRS.
During this “Initial Enrollment period,” you can also add your eligible dependents to TRS-Care coverage. They’ll be enrolled in the appropriate plan based upon their Medicare status (e.g., if your spouse isn’t yet eligible for Medicare, he or she will be enrolled in the TRS-Care Standard plan).
If you’re applying for disability retirement, TRS will send you a TRS-Care enrollment packet once your disability retirement is approved.
If you choose not to enroll in TRS-Care during your Initial Enrollment period, you do not need to take any action.
