Apr 4, 2023 | Caroline Fraker, Carve-outs, Compliance, Cost Savings, Dialysis, MedBen University, Regulatory, Savings, Supreme Court
At this year’s MedBen University roundtables, Senior Vice President & CPO Caroline Fraker provided an eye-opening example of why the June 2022 United States Supreme Court decision in the matter of Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v....
Oct 3, 2020 | Brian Fargus, Caroline Fraker, Conferences, Prescription
MedBen Vice Presidents Caroline Fraker and Brian Fargus were among the featured speakers at the Sherrill-Morgan 7th Annual Healthcare Innovation Conference on Thursday, October 1. In her presentation, Senior Vice President Fraker discussed the potential problems of...
Apr 5, 2020 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Consumer-driven Health Plans, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dependent care assistance plan (DCAP), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs), Kentucky, News, Ohio, Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, Prescription, Regulatory, Telemedicine
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rush of new federal and state laws to address the need for testing and treatment of the coronavirus, in addition to resulting issues from work and child care changes. Many of these rules directly affect MedBen clients, so it’s...
Mar 30, 2020 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Prescription, Regulatory
MedBen has prepared a summary of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act – or CARES Act – which became law on March 28, 2020. While the majority of the CARE Act’s 335 pages deals with economic relief for American businesses, financial assistance for...
Mar 26, 2020 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Labor, News, Regulatory
As MedBen has reported to you elsewhere on this blog, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires private employers with fewer than 500 employees and public employers with at least one (1) employee (a “Covered Employer”) to provide their employees...
Mar 24, 2020 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Kentucky, News, Ohio, State legislation
Earlier this month, the Governors of Ohio and Kentucky declared state emergencies that mandated self-funded public employers to make temporary changes to their health plans in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. MedBen’s summaries of these public employer...
