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TRS says it will save millions on new health administrators, assures members of minimal plan impacts

Publish Date: February 27, 2020 11:01 am

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) Board voted last week to award contracts to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and United HealthCare to administer health-care plans...

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Legislative Hotline

TRS backtracks on lease; Voted yet?; Dallas campuses slide after money fades; Take our Social Security WEP survey!”

Publish Date: February 25, 2020 11:27 am

  Legislative Hotline TRS backtracks on controversial lease for new office space Have you voted yet? As state money flows into merit pay programs, the media takes a closer look...

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