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ERS Summer Enrollment for 2025 is July 7 through July 18.

Summer Enrollment is your only chance to make changes to your health insurance elections without a qualifying life event. Changes to your benefits can be made by account during the summer enrollment period and updating your elections.

Summer Enrollment is July 7 through July 18, 2025, for Ďă˝¶Ö±˛Ą team members. 

During this timeframe, you will be able to log into your account on the  to make changes to your elections. Election updates made during this period will be effective September 1, 2025. 

Please note that if you're happy with your current benefits elections, you don't need to do anything! If no changes are made during Summer Enrollment, your benefits coverage will continue as originally designated.

If you experience a major life event between June and August that impacts your insurance coverage needs, such as having a baby or getting married, please get in touch with Human Resources.

ERS Summer Enrollment Guide

Review the to learn more about available benefits and changes for upcoming Plan Year 2026 (PY26).

Other Helpful Resources

Verify your personal information with ERS:
  1. Visit on the ERS website.
  2. Proceed to Login, or click Register Now to create an account.
  3. After logging in, you will be able to review and, if needed, update your personal information, including your mailing address.
  4. Double-check that all information has been entered correctly.

Note: ERS has prepared  summer enrollment statements to be mailed to your home address; any updates made to your information at this time will not be reflected on your summer enrollment packet. Please be sure to login to ERS during the summer enrollment period to make changes or updates to your elections.

How to make benefits changes online during Summer Enrollment:

During the two-week summer enrollment period, go online (anytime!) to make changes to your benefits.

  1. Visit on the ERS website.
  2. Proceed to Login, or click Register Now if you need to create an account.
  3. Complete the two-factor authentication process. If you don’t have a valid email address or cell number on file with ERS, call ERS at 1(866)399-6908 to update your account.
  4. Click Benefits Enrollment.
  5. Click the “edit” box in front of the benefit election to make changes. You will need to do this for each election you want to update.
  6. Click Submit after each change, and then again on the main Benefits Enrollment page to save all your changes.
  7. ERS will send an email confirmation of your changes to the email address listed in your ERS account. If you don’t have an email address in your ERS account, ERS will send a confirmation to your mailing address.
  8. Please save confirmation of your changes. This can help you and the benefits counselors, should ERS need to be contacted regarding any account issues.

 

What's Changing?

Changes taking effect Sept. 1:

  • HealthSelect of Texas® and Consumer Directed HealthSelectâ„  premiums for dependents/spouses, and part-time employees will increase by 8%. The State of Texas will continue to pay 100% of the premiums for eligible full-time employees. See charts below for health premium information.
  • State of Texas Dental Choice Planâ„  premiums will increase by 8% for all participants. DeltaCare® USA dental health maintenance organization (DHMO) premiums will stay the same.
  • State of Texas Visionâ„  premiums will increase by 10%.
  • Texas Income Protection Planâ„  (TIPP) long-term disability rates will decrease from $0.68 to $0.63 per $100 of monthly salary. Short-term disability premiums will not change. 
  • TexFlexâ„  health care and limited-purpose flexible spending accounts will have new contribution limits amounts (increased to $3,300) and carryover amounts (increased to $660). 

To review what benefits plans you’re currently enrolled in,  

Premium Increases in the ERS HealthSelect of Texas Plans

Starting September 1, 2025, premiums in the HealthSelect of Texas plans, including Consumer Directed HealthSelectâ„ , will increase by 8%. The State of Texas will continue to pay 100% of the premiums for eligible full-time employees. For more information, please see the ERS handout:

Health Plan Rates effective September 1, 2025:
Full-time Employees
  You Pay State Pays Premium*
HealthSelect of Texas®
You Only 0 674.62 674.62
You + Spouse 386.64 1,061.26 1,447.90
You + Children 258.88 933.50 1,192.38
You + Family 645.52 1,320.14 1,965.66
Consumer Directed HealthSelectâ„  **
You Only 0 674.62 674.62
You + Spouse 347.96 1,061.26 1,409.22
You + Children 233.00 933.50 1,166.50
You + Family 580.96 1,320.14 1,901.10

*Includes applicable premium for Basic Term Life Insurance
**The “State Pays” amount includes a monthly contribution to the member’s Optum Bank health savings account (HSA). Please see the Consumer Directed HealthSelect HSA Contribution table on page two of the .

Part-time Employees
  You Pay State Pays Premium*
HealthSelect of Texas®
You Only 337.31 337.31 674.62
You + Spouse 917.27 530.63 1,447.90
You + Children 725.63 466.75 1,192.38
You + Family 1,305.59 660.07 1,965.66
Consumer Directed HealthSelectâ„  **
You Only 337.31 337.31 674.62
You + Spouse 878.59 530.63 1,409.22
You + Children 699.75 466.75 1,166.50
You + Family 1,241.03 660.07 1,901.10

*Includes applicable premium for Basic Term Life Insurance
**The “State Pays” amount includes a monthly contribution to the member’s Optum Bank health savings account (HSA). Please see the Consumer Directed HealthSelect HSA Contribution table on page two of the .

 

Questions?

We're here to help. Contact us if you have questions about your benefits or Summer Enrollment.

Your Ďă˝¶Ö±˛Ą HR campus contacts for Summer Enrollment are:

Please note that Ďă˝¶Ö±˛Ą is unable to offer support for the ERS OnLine system.

If you need assistance with the ERS website, please contact ERS directly at (877) 275-4377, or visit the for additional options.