NIHCA News: January 2021
NIHCA Offers 15 Reimbursement Programs:
All of the insurance/employer group programs that NIHCA offers are alive and well

As we all know, insurance plans do change. The HealthPartners Frequent Fitness Program is very much so still alive, however some fully insured HP plans are no longer eligible as of 1/1/2021 which impacts only a small percentage of members.

Please review and print out the Partner Pages for your next staff meeting and to hang up at your front desk. Remember, it’s time to re-gain some customer confidence, so promote the reimbursement programs to all your prospective members!
 


Virtual Classes
must be LIVE


Virtual classes are allowed to count towards the fitness reimbursement programs only if they are LIVE, you take attendance at the beginning & at the end of class and if you can "see" your participants during the class duration.
Reduced Monthly Workout Requirement
UCare reduced the monthly workout requirement to six (6) for the month of December for any Individual Family Plans (IFP) that were required to workout 12 per month.
"If you’re not willing to risk, you cannot grow. If you cannot grow, you cannot be your best. If you cannot be your best, you cannot be happy. If you cannot be happy, what else is there?”
— Les Brown
FREE Jan Webinar...
Key Priorities for a Successful 2021
Tues, Jan 12th
11am-12 noon CST
Gooood bye 2020 and Hellloooooooo 2021! We are ready for a better year all the way around. Regarding your fitness business growth or perhaps survival, there are some key priorities that you must have lined up with your plan in place. These include:
  • How will you increase consumer confidence to return to your club?
  • How will you grow your dues draft?
  • How will you grow your Non-Dues Revenue?

This 60 minute FREE webinar, sponsored by NIHCA and presented by Karen Woodard, will help you to create a plan to achieve these imperatives for your fitness business to remain open and be able to grow in 2021. 

December 2020 Spotlight Winner

South Dakota State University
Miller Wellness Center
Brookings, SD

Congrats to the SDSU's Miller Wellness Center on winning the $100 December Spotlight Contest. The December contest was to submit a “Video of a LIVE Virtual Class”  and the wellness center at SDSU sent us an awesome video.

This is a great example of how LIVE virtual workouts need to be facilitated in order for your virtual programs to be qualified for the fitness reimbursement programs. For your online fitness class to be eligible for the reimbursement programs, the definition of a virtual workout must include all of the criteria below:
  • Live instruction with live member workout(s)
  • Instructor must be able to see the members working out at the time of the class
  • Attendance needs to be taken at the beginning and end of class
  • Members must pay for the class and/or membership to participate in the virtual, live workout

Thank you, SDSU Wellness center for putting on a smile and showing us how it’s done.
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Your Club can WIN too...
$100 January Spotlight Contest:
The NIHCA Spotlight offers a chance to win $100 for your club and an opportunity to cast some “Spotlight” on your amazing facility, your awesome staff and your dedicated members!

This month's contest question:
"What are you doing to make your existing
members comfortable coming in with the changes and challenges we are all facing today?"

$100 will be awarded to the NIHCA club with the best response. 
Send in your video or picture along with your story to:

We will announce the winner in the upcoming newsletter, blog, Facebook and Instagram, while promoting your amazing facility! Please get your entry into us by January 15!

If you have questions, please contact rewards@nihca.org or call NIHCA at 320.722.0084
and ask for Erica.
Please note that all pictures, videos, and promotional material may be used on our website, blog, and in our newsletters as it pertains to the Spotlight Challenge
Cheers to a happier and healthier New Year from NIHCA! 
From L to R: Courtney, Sandy, Tanna, Erica and Betsy
New Year's Holiday Hours:
Jan 1, 2021 – NIHCA office will be closed.
Regular business hours resume Jan 4, 2021 from 8am-5pm.
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