May 19, 2019 | Announcements, Claims Management, Cost Savings, MedBen Rx Advocate, News, Prescription, Third party administration
MedBen medical and pharmacy claim costs rose only 0.4% per employee for clients in 2018, shattering national data norms that reported an average of 6% cost increases. Our pharmacy claim costs alone dropped 2.7% last year, due to the introduction our new program MedBen...
May 17, 2019 | Announcements, MedBen Employees, News
MedBen Director of Compliance and Medical Management Erin Kelly recently completed the Community Leadership program offered through the Licking County (OH) Chamber of Commerce. The nine-month program fosters the intellectual growth of local leaders by strengthening...
Apr 15, 2019 | Health Plan Management, Hospitals, News, Primary Care, Research
Emergency room visits rose to an all-time high of 145.6 million in 2016, according to a new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the percentage of ER patients who needed regular care fell from 5.5% in 2015 to 4.3% in 2016 – a decrease...
Apr 7, 2019 | Announcements, News, Reporting
To give employers the most accurate and up-to-date information possible, MedBen has partnered with Deerwalk, Inc. to provide an upgraded data analytics and reporting platform. The strong reporting that MedBen clients come to expect is now even stronger. With our...
Apr 3, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Health Care Reform, News, Self-funding
There’s been a flurry of news lately regarding the fate of Affordable Care Act (ACA), but for self-funded employers, it adds up to business as usual… at least for the moment. On March 25, the Justice Department informed the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that it...
Mar 23, 2019 | MedBen Rx, News, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription, Rebates, Transparency
In just four years, U.S. retail prescription drug spending grew nearly 27%… a substantial increase that illustrates the need for pharmacy solutions like those available through MedBen Rx. A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts found that annual spending on...
