Apr 3, 2023 | Lawsuits, News, Ohio, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription, Regulatory, State legislation
Ohio Attorney General David Yost has sued pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics for conspiring to illegally increase prescription drug prices and force pharmacies to accept low reimbursement rates. Cigna Group and Humana were also...
Apr 1, 2021 | Compliance, Fully Insured, Ohio, Regulatory, Self-funding
Good news for fully-insured employers: Under a new Ohio law, insurers are required to provide monthly claims data once a year to groups with 50 or more covered employees (effective July 1, 2021). For fully-insured employers, this new rule provides a better opportunity...
Jul 21, 2020 | Client Services, MedBen Employees, Ohio
MedBen Regional Sales Manager Brooke Hupp recently completed the Community Leadership program offered through the Licking County (OH) Chamber of Commerce. The nine-month program teaches participants the importance of “strength-based” leadership and...
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 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...
