Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice. CMS Contract Number: #E3014.

The Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) sponsors the Health Options Program for the sole benefit of PSERS retirees and survivor annuitants and the spouse, surviving spouse, and dependents of retirees and survivor annuitants. PSERS is an agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with primary responsibility to administer the retirement system for all public school employees in the Commonwealth. The Health Options Program is a voluntary health benefits program funded by participant contributions. Each retiree and survivor annuitant and the spouse and dependent of the retiree or survivor annuitant must decide whether or not to participate. Private health care organizations, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers provide the health care coverage and services available through the Health Options Program. Neither PSERS nor the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is an insurer. In no event shall PSERS or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be responsible for any act or omission of any insurance company, third-party administrator, health care organization, or provider that has a role in this Program.