Important update for retirees: TRS-Care list of no cost medications
Retirement | TRS | Social Security
Date Posted: 8/29/2017 | Author: Monty Exter
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) has released a list of medications which will be available at no cost to members on the TRS-Care Standard Plan, which will be the plan available to any pre-65 TRS retirees who are not yet Medicare eligible. The list does not apply to TRS retirees who are eligible for the TRS-Care Medicare Advantage plan (primarily retirees over the age of 65). Medicare Advantage participants will continue to have a co-pay plan that applies to their prescription purchases generally.
Note that none of the changes taking place to TRS-Care, including the introduction of this no cost prescription list, will take effect until January 1, 2018.
If you have additional questions about changes anticipated for TRS-Care, check out this blog post or contact ATPE Governmental Relations.
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