Will commercially insured school districts be “pardoned” and allowed to rejoin the Texas government health plan?
The TRS ActiveCare Board of Trustees are set to meet May 2. It is about this time of year TRS officials announce the upcoming September 1 renewal for the Texas government health plan for Texas educators.
Will TRS ActiveCare release 2024-2025 renewal rates? Are benefits due to be changed? SHADOW PRICING vendors want to know.
Will there be discussion of allowing districts with Buyers Remorse to rejoin the government health plan by waiving the statutory prohibition against TRS ActiveCare from competing for new business of former plan members for up to five years?
TRS ActiveCare officials have plenty to gloat about. Saved from insolvency by the Texas legislature in the past to the tune of close to $1 billion, TRS officials must be gleefully watching departed member districts across Texas struggle to tackle the American Healthcare Beast on their own without any help from Austin. Many of these districts must be suffering from buyers remorse, realizing the grass is not always greener on the other side. It’s hard to admit you were duped, a logical defense for embattled superintendents bearing bad news to once trustful trustees.
Meanwhile those few non-TRS ActiveCare districts who understand all health care is local and the American Healthcare Beast is really a pussy cat when challenged are wondering why others don’t follow their lead. These districts have found traditional American business practices when applied to healthcare, based on reason, logic and common sense, reduces costs while improving benefits at the same time.
Go here for next week’s meeting: Board of Trustees
FROM DEEP THROAT:
I heard last week from an insider in Austin that they are going to waive the five year statutory provision and let some districts return just as you say in the article. I know it’s hard to believe but just trading one PPO for another doesn’t seem to work well. Who would’ve known, right?
