Health Benefits Resources

CalSTRS does not provide health care benefits as they are collectively bargained at the local school district level.

The following resources provide valuable information for individuals about access to health care coverage and insurance options that might be available. 

HealthCare.gov, a federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, helps:

• Find insurance options
• Learn about prevention
• Compare care quality
• Explain the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.

Additional Resources

• Health Care Have and Have Nots: A Crisis for California's Retired Educators
• Retiree Health Benefits: Elk Grove Benefits Retiree Trust
• Gov. Schwarzenegger's Health Care Proposal
• The Health Care Crisis: The Uninsured
• Massachusetts-Style Reform in California? We Start From Different Places
• Recommendations on Access to Health Care
• Massachusetts’ Health Care Law: Model, Mirage or Momentum?
• The Health Care Crisis, the Prospects for Reform, and CalSTRS