Sanford Health NDPERS Reminder

For those of you that have Sanford Health Plan members, some of those folks are NDPERS members. Sanford requires eligible NDPERS members to complete an annual Health Risk Assessment each year BEFORE they can continue receiving the incentives. Please check your Reimbursement Reports in My Fitness Rewards for any Sanford Health Plan member that was denied with error code: Member Has Not Completed HRA.  Remind those members to complete their Sanford Health Risk Assessment; then you may resubmit for any past 2025 workout on the Feb file due by 2/8/26. 

Customer Service Quote of the Month:

“It takes twenty years to build a reputation and

five minutes to ruin it.” - Warren Buffet

We want to let you know that December reimbursements from UCare are delayed this month.

UCare has informed NIHCA that they have not yet issued payments for any December

activity submitted on the January file. At this time, UCare has not provided a

confirmed date for when these funds will be released.

Please be assured that once we receive an update from UCare regarding payment timing,

we will share that information with you right away. Unfortunately, we do not

have any additional details at this time. If you get member calls, please direct them to call Customer Service at UCare.

This also means your Feb invoice (Jan processing fees) will not reflect the UCare ACH fees, because UCare hasn't paid out yet. So the March invoice (Feb processing fees) will reflect the January UCare ACH fees.

TWO MFR REMINDERS

1. A kind reminder that the deadline to submit is always by the 8^th of each month at midnight. However please note, February 8^th is on a weekend so don’t forget to submit your workouts on time this month. The 9th is too late.
2. Being UCare did not pay out in January due to UCare funding delays, your Feb My Fitness Rewards invoice will not show any UCare ACH charges. Once UCare pays out, those UCare ACH transactions will be reflected on your March (Feb processing) My Fitness Rewards Invoice in March.

Interested in Being a Board Member on the NIHCA Board of Directors?

If you or someone at your facility are interested in learning how you may become a board member of NIHCA, please call NIHCA and talk to Holly about this great opportunity.

{Holly @ NIHCA 320-722-0084}

UPDATED FLYERS

When is the last time you reached out and had NIHCA customize some new promotional flyers for your facility? Tis the season to reach out so we can help you sell more memberships at your facility because of these Fitness Reimbursement programs. Call or email NIHCA today for your customized flyers.

UCare & Health Partners Reminder

HealthPartners and UCare have ended their Fitness Reimbursement programs as of 12/31/2025; however, both HP and UCare are allowing clubs to do any resubmitting for any 2025 workout month for any members you may have missed in 2025. Please check your Reimbursement Report in My Fitness Rewards. You may resubmit any 2025 workouts on your next two submissions.

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