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TRTA Group Dental
Insurance and Vision Plans
Great News! The
Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA)
group dental insurance plan is currently in OPEN
ENROLLMENT. When you apply during enrollment,
you will enjoy first day access to all covered
services with no waiting periods. Open
enrollment ends August 15, 2012. The only
requirement to participate in one or both of these
plans is membership with TRTA. If you are not a
member,
click here to
join.
In Texas, common procedures such as root canals,
bridges, and crowns can cost more than $900 each!
However, with rich benefit levels, this plan can
help ease the financial burden of dental expenses.
The group dental insurance plan, underwritten by
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., enables you to use
any dentist you choose. If you select a network
dentist, services are discounted from 20-30%. For
questions about dental coverage, or to locate a
network dentist in your area, please contact
Ameritas at 1.888.239.3336 or visit them online at
http://group.ameritas.com/resources/find.asp.
Without Vision Service Plan (VSP), you can expect to
pay an average of $115 for an eye exam, $223 for
single vision glasses, and $249 for bifocal glasses.
With VSP, your eye exam is fully covered after a $15
co-pay and your prescription glasses are fully
covered up to your allowances after a $25 co-pay.
This plan gives you access to a vast, nationwide
network of ophthalmologists and optometrists. When
visiting a VSP network physician you will receive an
eye exam and lenses once every twelve months and
frames provided once every twenty-four months after
a minimal co-pay. To locate a VSP doctor in your
area, call 1.800.877.7195 or visit www.vsp.com/go/trta.
Please note, if you enroll before August 1, 2012,
you will be joining this plan prior to the plan’s
August 1 renewal date when rates are subject to
change. The rates for this plan are always
guaranteed for two years and there will be a slight
increase beginning August 1 this year. The insurance
carrier tries to maintain the best group rates
possible considering plan utilization and changes in
the economy. We will send you notification by mail
before any rate changes takes effect.
Rates prior to August 1: Member -
$45.56 Member+1 - $91.12 Family - $114.78
Rates after August 1: Member -
$47.84 Member+1 - $95.68 Family - $120.52
Your coverage will start the first day of the month
following receipt of your application. Example: an
application received in May will have coverage
starting June 1, an application received in June
will have coverage starting July 1. We will notify
you when your coverage will begin.
If you have any
questions, please contact Association Member
Benefits Advisors (AMBA) at 800.258.7041.
If you do not wish to
enroll online, print out the application
on this site and follow the enrollment instructions
that can be found on page 3.
Sincerely,
Tim Lee
Executive Director
Texas Retired Teachers Association
You can visit TRTA's official website at
www.trta.org to learn about more member
benefits.
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