By now you should have received one or more Message Center alerts linking to your cooperative’s 2017 Group Benefits Program summary plan description (SPD) and summary of material modifications (SMM) documents. The distribution deadline for these notices is March 1,[…]
To prepare for the 2016 nondiscrimination testing cycle, the benefits compliance team will archive all 2015 test results this Friday, January 20, 2017 at the end of the business day. If you haven’t already retrieved your cooperative’s 2015 results, visit[…]
The final data report from NRECA to help cooperatives prepare for Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax reporting requirements for the 2016 tax year was released this past Friday, January 13. The report was provided to all co-ops in the NRECA Medical[…]
The start of the new year is a good time to remind your employees of the tools available to help them understand and maximize pharmacy benefits. NRECA offers the following resources that explain enhancements of the new plans, and highlights[…]
Effective July 1, 2017, the NRECA Retirement Security (RS) Plan and 401(k) Pension Plan will be restated according to the five-year schedule previously outlined by the IRS. As 2017 gets underway, remember these key points about the upcoming restatement. Plan[…]