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At the June 16th Board of Retirement meeting, SDCERA announced it will continue offering group healthcare plans to retired members.

The Board also unanimously approved the following recommendations from the SDCERA Benefits Committee:

1. Renewal of Health Plans for Calendar Year 2017 with no plan design changes;
2. Transfer administration of Health Program to Mercer, SDCERA’s current provider of health consulting services;
3. Health Administrative Fee of $4.85 per plan per month. This is an increase of $0.85 to current $4.00 fee.

Click here to view a video of the discussion of the Benefits Committee Report at the June 16 Board of Retirement meeting.

SDCERA Board of Retirement Meeting
June 16, 2016
8:30 a.m.

At the upcoming Board of Retirement meeting, the Board will be discussing and taking action on recommendations from the SDCERA Benefits Committee for the following items:

1. Approve Committee’s recommendation to continue offering SDCERA group healthcare plans to retired members;
2. Renewal of Calendar Year 2017 Health Plans with no plan design changes;
3. Discussion and consideration of transferring administration of Healthcare Program to Mercer, SDCERA’s current provider of health consulting services.
4. Calendar Year 2017 Health Administrative Fee

RESDC Board members and staff will be attending this meeting.   Stay tuned for an update on the Board’s action(s).  Additional background on these items can be accessed by clicking directly on the following links:

• Health Program Strategic Direction
• Calendar Year 2017 Health Plan Renewals
• Health Program Administration
• Calendar Year 2017 Health Administrative Fee – background materials to be provided at

For access to the full agenda and meeting details, click here.