June 2017 Newsletter  
The National Independent Health Club Association is the clearinghouse that allows fitness centers the opportunity to take advantage of many great incentive programs. NIHCA manages the fitness reimbursement programs for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming, Medica, HealthPartners, PreferredOne, Fargo Public Schools, Regency Managed Properties, Sioux Falls School District, South Country Health Alliance, UCare, and Sanford Health Plan. Signing up for the programs is a great way to get many new members in your door and keep them there!

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ATTENTION:  NDPERS members with Sanford Health Plan coverage

NDPERS suspended fitness reimbursements beginning January 2017 due to recent IRS clarification that the payments are considered taxable income.
Effective June 1, 2017, the benefit has been reinstated.
Members should verify their information or enroll for the first time at nihcarewards.org. 

Please note:  If you still have these NDPERS members in the NIHCArewards system, please just update their information and also ADD their banking information as well.  However, if they have never signed up or enrolled before, then the NDPERS members needs to either:
 1. Come in and sign a Sanford Enrollment form that you should have at the club or
 2. A brand new member can enroll online at NIHCArewards.org and click on the FIRST TIME ENROLLMENT button. 

Please call NIHCA with questions.

NIHCA Summer Webinar Series:
The Aging of America...and How Fitness Facilities Can Capitalize On It.  
 
>> Wednesday, June 28, 2017 << 
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Central Time)
 
--- FRIDAY SWEEPS  --- 
Every Friday, the NIHCArewards system will do an automatic sweep of any banking information that was entered brand new into the system; the system will acknowledge that addition and post an ACH for those "none" accounts.  Expect an ACH to be paid out in 1-3 business days, to the member, after each Friday's sweep. 
Please note a correction:  If you have edited or changed an invalid account number to a valid banking account number, please let NIHCA know so we can include those members on the weekly Friday Sweep.
 
Reimbursement History 

Member reimbursement history from 2016 might not be posted for each member and may not be the most accurate.  It will be important for you, the facility, to log back into Vanco to check past 2016 reimbursement history on a member in question. 
Amount Credited Date:  IF you are reading a specific member's Reimbursement Detail, the "Amount Credited Date" is the date that our processor posts the ACH.  This means the money will be reimbursed within 1-3 business days after the "Amount Credited Date", assuming the member's banking information is correct and valid.   

Reminder:  Your monthly member workout submissions are due each month BY the 8th at midnight.  AFTER the 8th, you will not be allowed to "resubmit" for a member until we email you and let you know those privileges have been reinstated.   
Clubs are welcome to call NIHCA with any questions.
320-722-0084