{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1652.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.104","heading":"BENEFIT CHANGES.","body":"(a) Before the date on which a Medicare benefit change required by federal law takes effect, each entity providing in this state a Medicare supplement benefit plan existing on the effective date of the change shall file with the commissioner, in accordance with Chapter 1701:\n(1) each appropriate premium adjustment necessary to produce the loss ratios originally anticipated for the applicable plan, accompanied by any supporting documents necessary to justify the adjustment; and\n(2) each appropriate rider, endorsement, or plan form necessary to modify the coverage so as to eliminate benefit duplications with Medicare.\n(b) A rider, endorsement, or plan form required by Subsection (a) must provide a clear description of the Medicare supplement benefits provided by the plan.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 4, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE I. SPECIALIZED COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1652. MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT BENEFIT PLANS","SUBCHAPTER C. LOSS RATIO STANDARDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1652.htm#1652.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"def06493397b0e2b9c8f8961c85b3178c52c7e3d30adbcf282ef3394d1f0abd4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1652.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1652.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}