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Start the Year Off Knowing Your Benefits

Your health plan offers so much more than coverage for doctors’ visits. It includes programs to help you take a well-rounded approach to your health and wellness. From diet and exercise to mental health and family planning, you have resources at little to no extra cost.

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6 Tips to Boost Your Immune System

Your immune system protects your body from invaders like viruses, bacteria, toxins and other germs that can make you sick. While your immune system can’t protect you from everything, you can do some simple things to give it a “fighting chance.”



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Weights Loss Facts vs. Myths 

Making the decision to lose weight is a great first step toward better health. But how do you know which path to take for healthy, long-lasting results? And how do you know what’s a weight loss myth and what’s the truth?



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All About Respiratory Infections

Are you coughing or sneezing? Do you have a runny nose or a sore throat? If so, you might have a respiratory infection. Read this article to learn more about symptoms and treatment.

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Cervical Health Awareness 

It’s a time to raise awareness about a cancer diagnosis that more than 13,000 U.S. women get each year. With the help of vaccines and screenings, it’s one of the most preventable and treatable cancers today.

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*TRS-Care Standard – BCBSTX (medical): *1-866-355-5999

*TRS-Care Standard *– Express Scripts * (prescription drugs):* (855) 778-1459

**TRS-Care Medicare Advantage – UHC (medical):** 1-866-347-9507

*TRS-Care Medicare Rx *– *Express Scripts: *(844) 863-5324

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Important Dates and Reminders

*New TRS-Care Medicare Advantage Enrollees*: Participants enrolling in the TRS-Care Medicare plans with a *coverage start date on or after Jan. 1, 2024* must send their Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) to TRS. You may either mail or fax (512-542-6575) the form to TRS, or call us at 1-888-237-6762. If TRS does not get your MBI, TRS will not be able to enroll you, and you risk losing TRS-Care coverage altogether. If your TRS-Care Medicare Advantage coverage began prior to Jan. 1, 2024, you do *not *need to send your MBI to TRS. " "

*Keep your address current with TRS*: If you need to change your address, we need to get written notice with your social security number or TRS Participant ID number, and your signature. You may also change your address online if you’re currently a registered "MyTRS [ [link removed] ]" user. Alternatively, you may mail or fax us a "Change of Address Notification" form (TRS 358) [ [link removed] ].

 






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