Your ERS Connection Newsletter Summer 2022

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Summer 2022  •  Volume 27  •  Number 2

Your ERS Connection: Discussing Retiree Benefits and Other News
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Retirees not eligible for Medicare:
Summer Enrollment is your time to change your benefits

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If you’re not eligible for Medicare, your chance to change you benefits is July 11-22. Find out what’s new for Plan Year 2023, how to make changes and more.


Headlines from the quarter

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Focus on vision before the plan year ends

State of Texas VisionSM participants, Plan Year 2022 benefits will expire soon. Read how to take advantage of vision services and aids before the plan year ends.

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Message from the executive director

In a few months, ERS will be 75 years old! Learn how we’re working to stay engaged with you and others in our community as we approach this big milestone.

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ERS reconnects in person with retirees

Read about the Staying Connected event we hosted in April in Austin.


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Prescription for health: the great outdoors!

As little as 20 minutes a day spent outdoors helps reduce stress.

Reminders

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Be sure to notify ERS if your address or other contact information changes.

Update your contact information through your ERS OnLine account.

Discount Purchase Program

Summer is almost here, and the Discount Purchase Program is full of new offers to help make sure you and your family are ready for fun in the sun! Find exclusive savings to start your summer off with seasonal discounts on gifts and electronics, fitness equipment, SeaWorld tickets and other summer essentials.

Annuity Payments

  • June 30, 2022
  • July 29, 2022
  • August 31, 2022

See how to manage your annuity payments.

Events Calendar

For more details on these and other upcoming events visit the ERS events calendar.

ASK ERS for members

June 8, 2 - 2:30 p.m. CT

June 16, 11:30 a.m. - noon

Fitness Connect Community: Get Fit Outdoors

June 14, 10 - 10:15 a.m. CT 

Journey to Wellness: HealthSelect Wellness Benefits Overview

June 15, 10 - 10:45 a.m. CT

Lifestyle Medicine for Alzheimer's Prevention with Ayesha Sherzai, MD and Dean Sherzai, MD (FREE Center for Brain Health Event)

June 16, 7 - 8:10 p.m. CT

ERS Summer Enrollment Webinar

June 20, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

June 30, 2 - 3 p.m. CT

HealthSelect of Texas Q&A Session

June 20, 2 - 3 p.m. CT

June 28, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

Consumer Directed HealthSelect Q&A Session

June 21, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

DeltaDental Q&A Session

June 22, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

State of Texas Vision Q&A Session

June 23, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

Men’s Health and Human Performance Webinar

June 23, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

Texas Income Protection Plan Q&A Session

June 23, 2 - 3 p.m. CT

Life and AD&D Insurance Q&A Session

June 24, 2 - 3 p.m. CT

TexFlex Q&A Session

June 27, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

Nature & Your Health with Heather Kuhlken

June 30, 10 - 11 a.m. CT

Summer Enrollment Fairs

Wichita Falls - Texas Dept. of Transportation District Training Center

June 21, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

Paris - Texas Dept. of Transportation District Training Center

June 22, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

Austin - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Building A - Rooms 172 & 173, 12100 Park 35 Circle

June 22, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

Mesquite - Texas Department of Transportation
Dal Trans Building - Oliver/Yielding Room

June 23, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

Huntsville -  Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas Prison Museum

June 24, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

The Woodlands -  Lone Star College
Community Building - Star of Texas Ballroom II

June 28, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

South Houston -  Houston Community College
West Loop Campus - Auditorium 

June 29, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT

Victoria -  University of Houston Victoria
North Building - Multipurpose Room

June 30, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT