State Health Benefits Program and
School Employees' Health Benefits Program

EARLY RETIREE REINSURANCE PROGRAM (ERRP)
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

MAILING TO RETIREES

• Retirees have been mailed a notice regarding the State Health Benefits Program's and the School Employees' Health Benefits Program's participation in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP)*.
  
  
• The mailing is for informational purposes only and required under federal law.
  
  
• Retirees do not need to do anything in reply to the mailing, other than read the notification and make it available to your covered dependents.
  
  
• All reimbursements under the ERRP are made by the federal government to the SHBP/SEHBP to offset future health care costs. At no time will ERRP funds be paid directly to covered retirees or employees.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• See detailed information about the SHBP/SEHBP participation in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP).
  
  
• You may read more about the programs of the Affordable Care Act on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/index.html
  
  
• Specific information about the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) is available at: http://www.errp.gov/
  
  
• The SHBP/SEHBP has provided this notice and distribution instructions to participating employers: ERRP Notice and Instructions for Employers Adobe PDF (19K)
  
  
• The SHBP/SEHBP provides this flier to participating retired members: ERRP Required Notice for Plan Participants Adobe PDF (12K)

*The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 — also known collectively as “National Health Care Reform.”