Latest Issue of Benefits Bulletin Online
The latest issue of Benefits Bulletin is now online.
- How NRECA is working with cooperatives, our vendor partners and others to address the opioid epidemic in rural America, in Peter Baxter’s column
- Dates, changes and other information you need for this year’s annual renewal process
- The modernized hearing aid benefit that will be part of all medical plans January 1, 2018
- New telehealth services through Teladoc, which will be available January 1, 2018, for all medical plan participants
- The end of age-based benefit reductions for certain life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment plans, as well as other enhanced services and coverage
- Cost-sharing limits for medical plans and tax-advantaged side accounts in 2018
- How medical and prescription drug plan rating will be combined beginning with this year’s annual renewal to reflect closer benefit integration—and what you will see as a result on annual renewal reports, online benefit screens and group benefit invoices
- Reasons you should register to join us at the 2017 INTERACT Conference, if you haven’t done so already
- Who’s who on the benefits compliance team and how they can help you
- The latest on retirement plan restatements in the monthly column
A printed copy of Benefits Bulletin also is being mailed.