Who's Eligible

Regular faculty and staff, employed in a salaried position for 20 hours per week or more, are eligible for the State of Texas Employees Group Benefit Plan. If you are employed full-time, 40 hours a week, the cost of medical insurance for you, the employee, is paid by the University. Employees in positions less than full time, but at least half time, pay a portion of their medical insurance.

If you are a salaried Graduate Student employee, such as a Teaching Assistant, you are eligible for the Group Benefit Plan if your position calls for you to work at least 20 hours a week. The University will subsidize the cost of the medical insurance to the Graduate Student employee.

Insurance Rates

ERS administers insurance benefits for employees and eligible family members.  Use the ERS Rate Calculator to determine your portion of insurance premiums.

Important Links

• United Healthcare HealthSelect (ERS)
• Caremark (prescription drug plan manager)
• Long Term Care Insurance
• ERS Dental Plan Information
• ERS Flexible Spending Account Information
• ERS Short Term Disability Insurance Information
• ERS Long Term Disability Insurance Information
• ERS Dependent Term Life Insurance
• ERS Optional Term Life Insurance
• ERS Voluntary AD&D Insurance
• ERS Basic Term Life Insurance
• 2013 Insurance Rates