A rate sheet and a link to annual renewal materials will be emailed to the primary benefits administrator at all cooperatives on August 12. If you would like this email directed to someone at your co-op other than the primary[…]
The five additional documents your cooperative needs to adopt the Retiree Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) administered by CBA, including instructions for completing the plan document* and summary plan description (SPD),* are now posted to the HRA – What You Need[…]
In the July 9 issue of I&FS Weekly, we reported that UnitedHealthcare (UHC) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation were in contract negotiations. As of yesterday, UHC and Tenet signed a new three-year agreement effective August 1, 2014. (The current contract expires[…]
The new rates will apply for the plan year beginning January 1, 2015. General managers and benefits administrators should look for their Retirement Security (RS) Plan contribution rate for 2015 to arrive by email at the end of next week.[…]
July 28 was the deadline for co-ops to distribute the summaries of material modifications for the Retirement Security (RS) Plan and the 401(k) Pension Plan. These SMMs explain the Individual Cost-of-Living Adjustment (iCOLA) distribution feature and the 2050 Target Date[…]