Apr 12, 2024 | Announcements, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Compliance, Medicare, News, Regulatory
On April 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the “Rate Announcement”). The Rate Announcement...
Feb 20, 2024 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Announcements, Benchmarks, Benefits preservation, Fair market reimbursement, MedBen University, Pharmacogenomics, Precision medicine, Roundtables, Specialty Drugs, Trend
MedBen University (MBU) is in session, so mark your calendar! As we mentioned in the last e-briefs, MBU launched its 23rd season last month with the Benefits Advisory Conference for brokers… and this Spring, MBU will be conducting two employer roundtables:...
Feb 2, 2024 | Announcements, Compliance, Form 1094, Form 1095, IRS, News, Regulatory
Last year, the IRS finalized rules requiring all employers filing ten (10) or more returns to make those filing electronically, via the IRS’ e-File system. The 10-form threshold is determined based on the total number of forms the employer is required to file with the...
Jan 23, 2024 | Announcements, Client Services, MedBen Employees, MedBen News
MedBen is pleased to announce the promotions of two long-serving members of our Client Services team. Megan Miller has been named Manager of Client Services for MedBen Administrators, and Bethany Peters has been named Manager of Client Services for MedBen Rx. As...
Jan 9, 2024 | Announcements, Client Feedback, Client Surveys
Here are results from MedBen Client Satisfaction Surveys received in 2023 (rating averages based on a 1-to-5 scale): Overall Satisfaction4.8 Claims Payment Accuracy4.8Claims Payment Turnaround4.7Client Services4.6Monthly Billing4.9 Whether you are totally satisfied...
Dec 21, 2023 | Announcements, Compliance, Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR), No Surprises Act (NSA), Regulatory
This past August, a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas vacated certain portions of regulatory guidance establishing the fees charged under the No Surprises Act (NSA) Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process. In response to the court’s Order, on...
