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The Texas Health Insurance
Risk Pool can help.
 

NEW! 2008 Annual Report
to the Governor

Log into Blue Access for Members to Manage Your Medical Benefits and More

 Log into www.medco.com
to Manage Your Drug
Benefit and More
Tip: When registering, enter only 
your  9-digit numeric ID# in the 
Member Number field

   Policy Specimen
(Standard Plans I-IV)
 Effective 01/01/2009

Policy Specimen
(HSA-Qualified Plan V)
Effective 01/01/2009

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   About the Pool

texasriskpool@bcbstx.com

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:
   

•         BlueExtras^SM   ----   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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