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POOL ENROLLMENT AS OF May 2009: 26,899 Click on IMPORTANT NOTICES, LINKS AND SHORTCUTS below: The Texas Health Insurance Pool Board of Directors invites public input about Pool coverage benefits and exclusions. Please forward your comments to browning@txhealthpool.org by August 7, 2009 for consideration by the Board during its annual review of Pool coverage. HSA-Qualified Plan Option Description (pdf) Financial Resources links for programs that provide assistance with premiums and copayments (pdf) Important Medicare notice for members and applicants (pdf) New! 24/7 Nurse Help Line & Audio Health Library: 1-800-581-0368 (pdf) President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1) into law on February 17, 2009. Included within that “stimulus package” is a fund that will be used to subsidize COBRA premiums, for up to 9 months, for those former employees and their dependents who became eligible for COBRA after August 31, 2008. For more details, see the Department of Labor Fact Sheet at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/fsCOBRApremiumreduction.pdf. BlueAccess for Members, click on the My Coverage tab and the added discount programs at BlueExtras below: BlueExtrasSM ---- Use your Pool ID card to take advantage of discounts on health and wellness services, including vision, hearing, weight management and vitamins. Texas Health Options from Texas Department of Insurance: www.texashealthoptions.com Shortcut to the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool Application page Shortcut to the Pool's Premium Rates
Updated on 07/02/2009
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