MedBen Office Closed in Observance of Memorial Day
Our home office and client services will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, May 30. Plan members that need claims and benefits information during the holiday weekend (or any other time) can typically...
Dental and Vision Care: Big Benefits at a Small Cost
Dental and vision benefits are often relegated to second-tier status in a health care plan, or not offered at all. But a quick look at the advantages of regular dentist and optometrist visits may give you a new respect for their value. Poor oral health is linked to...
Biosimilars vs. Generics: What’s the Difference?
Much like generics are lower-cost equivalents of more expensive drugs, so too are biosimilars. But there's a notable distinction between the two. Generics contain the exact same active ingredients as their brand-name counterparts and are usually synthesized from...
Why the Supreme Court’s Marietta Memorial v. DaVita Decision Matters
At this year's MedBen University roundtables, Senior Vice President & CPO Caroline Fraker provided an eye-opening example of why the June 2022 United States Supreme Court decision in the matter of Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. DaVita...
MedBen Turns 85
May 8, 2023 marks MedBen's 85th anniversary of serving the health benefit needs of employers across the country. As such, it's an opportune time to reflect, while also looking forward. MedBen's growth over the decades has coincided with the evolution in group health...
Health Care AI Offers Promise and Problems
Expanding use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in health care has sparked talk of its possibilities while raising ethical questions. Healthcare Dive recently examined generative AI's potential, both positive and negative. From the article: "Generative AI is...
Coming Soon… The 2023 Client Report!
In the upcoming 2023 MedBen Client Report, we'll be looking at some of the issues that affected our clients last year, and the ways we worked with them to find successful solutions to preserve or improve their benefits. "With health care inflation expected to double...
Ohio Attorney General Sues PBMs, Calling Them ‘Modern Gangsters’
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...
Getting Down to the (MedBen) Basics
Health benefits management can be a complicated business, but that doesn't mean it has to be. To help make things a bit more clear cut, MedBen offers dozens of MedBen Basic handouts on a variety of topics. While many of our Basics are directed at plan administrators,...
The REAL End of the COVID-19 National Health Emergency
You may have read that on April 10, President Biden signed House Joint Resolution 7, immediately terminating the national health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic under the National Emergencies Act. You also may recall that earlier this year, the Biden...
Get Actionable Insights with MedBen Analytics Reporting
MedBen Analytics offers a variety of customizable, downloadable reports to help you make informed decisions about changes to your plan. While there are dozens available to choose from, the most popular reports used by MedBen clients include: Utilization Metrics....
MedBen Clients with Direct-to-Employer Contracting Keep Right to Audit Claims
Contracting directly with a health system offers employers pricing control, member access to high-quality local care, and the flexibility to create multiple benefit options. At this year's MedBen University roundtables, Regional Sales Director Brooke Hupp pointed out...