Oct 29, 2024 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Chronic conditions, Client Report, Cost projections, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Fair market reimbursement, Forensic claims review, Health care costs, High-cost claims, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Prescription, Rx Costs, Transparency, Trend, Wellness
Health care costs in the United States are projected to see their steepest rise in over a decade during 2025, with multiple industry analyses forecasting increases between 7% and 8% year-over-year (see table below). However, MedBen offers solutions that directly...
Oct 14, 2024 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Forensic claims review, Kurt Harden, MedBen News, Pharmacogenomics, Precision medicine, Quality, Wellness
On October 1, MedBen Chairman and CEO Kurt Harden spoke on the topic “A Third-Party Payer’s Approach to Providing Quality Care While Minimizing Cost” at the 2024 Ventegra Client Conference. Ventegra serves as MedBen Rx’s pharmacy benefits partner....
Oct 10, 2024 | Contact lenses, Eye care, Smoking, Vision, Wellness
An annual eye exam is essential to ensuring good vision and minimizing disease risk, but proper eye care shouldn’t end there. Several eye doctors recently shared some things they don’t do in order to maintain good ocular health. Among them: They don’t...
Oct 1, 2024 | Genomics, Kurt Harden, MedBen News, Nutrigenomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacy, Wellness
MedBen Chairman & CEO Kurt Harden and Profero Team Director of Precision Medicine Cynthia Yu were featured presenters at the 11th Annual Sherrill-Morgan Healthcare Innovation Conference on September 18th. Harden and Yu spoke on the topic of genomic testing — what...
Sep 26, 2024 | Announcements, MedBen WellLiving, Preventive Care, Wellness, Wellness compliance, Wellness exam, Wellness screenings
We’ve got some news that you may need to sit down for: 2024 is officially three-quarters over. So, if you haven’t reminded your plan members about getting their annual wellness exam, now is the time to do it! Many plans may require members to get a...
Sep 12, 2024 | Blood pressure, Hypertension, MedBen WellLiving, Research, Study, Wellness, Wellness exam
More than half of U.S. adults with uncontrolled hypertension are unaware of it, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Uncontrolled hypertension is defined as blood pressure above 140/90 mm Hg, which is either untreated or treatments have been...