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TRIP Out-Of-State Accessibility
The Teachers’ Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP) offers two types of insurance plans: medical indemnity and managed care. The Teachers’ Choice Health Plan (TCHP) is a medical indemnity plan. The TCHP is accessible in every state and in every state county. This means the TCHP is a plan option regardless of where you live.
RE-ENROLLMENT IN TRIP & TRAIL
A law signed in August of 2018 allows TRS members and their dependents (who are eligible) re-enrollment opportunities “during any applicable annual open enrollment period” set up by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS), which administers the Teachers’ Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP) and the Total Retiree Advantage Ill
Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program (TRIP) Health Insurance
Eligibility
Members who receive a retirement or disability benefit are eligible for TRIP insurance coverage. Members who receive a retirement benefit must have at least 8 years of service credit. Active and inactive members are not eligible.
TRIP Benefit Choice Period: May 1 – June 1, 2026
The annual Benefit Choice Period for members of the Teachers’ Retirement Insurance Program will be open between May 1 and June 1, 2026. For more information, please visit the links below.