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...
Dec 23, 2019 | Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Reference-Based Pricing
“Patients would save billions of dollars a year if medical specialists were not allowed to bill out-of-network rates” reads the opening statement of a BenefitsPro article. More precisely, the article states that these out-of-network bills accumulated to roughly $40...
Dec 4, 2019 | Alternative Plan Design, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, MedBen Analytics, Reference-Based Pricing
Benefit News reports that more than 80% of employers will increase their health and wellness spending this year. And while some sources state that a lack of access to actionable data is one blame of the increase, MedBen Analytics has worked in employers’ favor to...
Nov 22, 2019 | Alternative Plan Design, Cost Savings, Reference-Based Pricing
In an article titled “Reference-based pricing: 4 factors to consider,” the author advises employers to consider the following before deciding if reference-based pricing (RBP) is right for them: Pricing, flexibility, support, and balance billing. And he’s not...
Nov 1, 2019 | Bundled Payments, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Reference-Based Pricing, Self-funding, Third party administration
Alternative pricing strategies like reference-based pricing, direct-to-employer contracting, and commercial bundled payments are gaining in appeal – but these solutions are nothing new for MedBen. Many of our clients have had these strategies in place for years and...
Jan 26, 2019 | Alternative Plan Design, Bundled Payments, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Reference-Based Pricing
“Think outside the box” may be an overused expression, but when it comes to health care coverage, more and more employers are taking the advice…. and MedBen has a few thoughts on the subject. Many self-funded employers still rely on PPO plans that...
