TRS officials say if HB 1342 passes the Texas legislature this session it will cost $2,000 per school district to provide their own claim experience……………..
Currently most Texas school districts on the TRS ActiveCare program cannot get their own claim experience which hobbles their efforts to consider TRS ActiveCare alternative plans.
TO: |
Honorable Rafael Anchia, Chair, House Committee on Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
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FROM: |
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
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IN RE: |
HB1342 by Leach (Relating to the provision of certain historical claims data and other information to school districts and other participating entities in the Texas school employees uniform group health coverage program.), As Introduced
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The bill would require the Teacher Retirement System (TRS
) to provide certain information regarding historical claims data, enrollment information, or other relevant information to participating employers upon request. The bill would require that
TRS
provide the information at no cost the participating entity.
TRS
estimates it would cost $2,000 per instance to provide historical claims and enrollment data to employers participating in the ActiveCare program. It is not known how many of the 1,089 currently participating employers would request information. Therefore, the cost to the ActiveCare program cannot be determined at this time.
Source Agencies: |
323 Teacher Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm
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LBB Staff: |
JMc, AAL, AH, RSte, WP, CMa, ASa
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Doesn’t HB 2015 apply to school districts?
80(R) HB 2015 – Enrolled version – Bill Text (texas.gov)
Sec. 1215.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO GOVERNMENTAL | ||
ENTITY; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW WITH REFERENCE TO GOVERNMENTAL | ||
ENTITY. (a) This chapter applies to a governmental entity that | ||
enters into a contract with a health insurance issuer that results | ||
in the health insurance issuer delivering, issuing for delivery, or | ||
renewing a group health plan. | ||
(b) For purposes of this chapter, a health insurance issuer | ||
shall treat a governmental entity described by Subsection (a) as a | ||
plan sponsor or plan administrator. |