May 17, 2020 | Cost Savings, MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, MedBen Rx Alliance, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings
Three-quarters of MedBen clients use MedBen Rx prescription programs and are seeing the benefits first-hand. By utilizing our forward-thinking pharmacy solutions, these groups realized an average savings of 14.8% per employee per year, compared to those using other...
May 3, 2020 | Cost Savings, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, MedBen WellLiving, Municipalities, Reference-Based Pricing, Trend, Webinars
From 2015 to 2019, MedBen’s municipality block saw just a 2.7% trend on total claim costs. At the 14th Annual Municipality Roundtable Webinar on April 30, Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus shared that municipality medical costs trended at 3.4%...
Mar 6, 2020 | Announcements, MedBen Rx, News, Prescription
With the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a constant topic in the news nowadays, many consumers are stocking up on various drugs. MedBen is recommending no change to the current prescription drug refill guidelines for our clients and here’s why: Most wholesalers have a good...
Feb 9, 2020 | Alternative Plan Design, Announcements, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Government, Health Plan Management, Hospitals, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, Municipalities, Plan Design, Prescription, Private employers, Reference-Based Pricing
Our educational seminar series MedBen University (MBU) offers a range of informative and timely topics about benefit planning. This year’s topics of discussion include: Direct-to-employer contracts and reference-based pricing strategies; Rx solutions that are proven...
Feb 8, 2020 | Cost Savings, MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Pharmacy Services Administrator (PSA), Prescription, Rx Costs
MedBen Rx Advocate offers clients true transparency by removing the ability for pharmacy benefits managers to manipulate drug pricing. By using fee-based pricing, we avoid the margin markups that PBM “middlemen” use to inflate their profits. The Hill reports that...
Jan 23, 2020 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, Prescription
According to the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, more than 60% of employers say drug spending is unsustainable for their business, and they’re now demanding drug pricing transparency – something MedBen Rx Advocate already delivers. With MedBen Rx...
