Dec 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Announcements, Cadillac Tax, Caroline Fraker, IRS, News, PCORI, Self-funding
On December 19, the Senate passed the $1.4 trillion end-of-year spending package that will fund the government through September 2020. The bill brings self-funded employers good news and bad news: If signed by President Trump, it would finally repeal the so-called...
Nov 26, 2019 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Government, News, Online Services, Regulatory
In response to a White House Executive Order, on November 15th the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury and Labor issued a final regulation requiring hospitals to disclose their negotiated prices for up to 300 “shoppable” medical items and...
Oct 6, 2019 | Caroline Fraker, HIPAA, HITECH, Information Systems, MedBen Employees, Privacy, Security, Wendell Crain
Clients entrust MedBen with sensitive information, and it is always our goal to maintain that trust. As such, every MedBen employee is required to attend annual HIPAA and HITECH training. Led by Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker and Vice President of Information...
Jun 12, 2019 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, MedBen Employees, News, Self-funding, SPBA, Third party administration
MedBen Senior Vice President & Chief Privacy Officer Caroline Fraker was recently named Chair of the Society of Professional Benefit Administrators (SPBA) effective June 1, 2019. SPBA is the national association of third party administration (TPA) firms that...
