MedBen Claims Surveillance Combats Wasteful Spending
Health care can already be expensive, so why allow unnecessary costs? Unfortunate but true, waste accounts for about 25% of U.S. health care spending – and with self-funding, that can be a sizable expense for an employer. At MedBen, we work to keep clients’ money...
High Cholesterol Affects 35 Million Americans
High cholesterol is nothing new; In fact, a recent discovery found that four-thousand-year-old mummies had cholesterol buildup in their arteries, suggesting that heart disease was likely more common in ancient times than once thought. Today, more than 35 million...
MedBen Rx Advocate Eliminates the “Spread”
A key to reducing pharmacy plan costs is to eliminate the use of spread pricing – the difference between what pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) charge employer plans for drugs and what the actual pharmacy pays for them. Often, this “spread” can be substantial, as PBMs...
Your Feedback Helps MedBen Maintain Quality
As a MedBen client, your feedback is essential to helping us to maintain quality in everything we do. For that reason, when you fill out a MedBen Client Satisfaction Survey, we encourage you to share your thought with us. During our semi-annual ISO 9001 audits,...
By the Numbers: Your 2020 Health Plan Budget
Working on your 2020 health plan budget? If so, you’ll want to keep the following limitations and penalties in mind. The following apply as of the first day of your plan’s 2020 plan year: Standard Plan In-Network Out-of-Pocket Maximums $8,150 for self-only...
Get the MedBen Access Mobile App!
MedBen clients can now get detailed information about their health care coverage direct to their mobile device! Just search for “MedBen” in the iTunes or Google Play app store and download MedBen Access Mobile to your smartphone or tablet. When you log in, you’ll see...
MedBen Recognizes Employees
Each year, MedBen takes an afternoon to recognize employees and hosts a company-wide social event. At this year’s event on September 13, employees enjoyed a great lunch while honoring co-workers who reached anniversary benchmarks in 2019. Among those celebrating…...
MedBen Employees Receive Data Privacy, Security Training
Clients entrust MedBen with sensitive information, and it is always our goal to maintain that trust. As such, every MedBen employee is required to attend annual HIPAA and HITECH training. Led by Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker and Vice President of Information...
Actionable Data Analytics Vital to Plan Success
“Self-funded employers require new standards in data warehousing and analytics to support next generation healthcare strategies,” states an Employee Benefits Network article. MedBen has long subscribed to this thinking, which is why we offer all clients access to...
Should Men Get Tested for Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American males, yet the question of whether or not men should be screened for the disease is surprisingly controversial. Some medical associations believe that potential testing risks, such as false...
Vision Loss Attributed to $48 Billion in Lost Productivity
Sixty-one million adults are at high risk for serious vision loss, costing U.S. businesses $48 billion in lost worker productivity per year, states a column by Employee Benefit News. Yet, according to the National Eye Institute, most employers don’t include eye care...
MedBen Travels, Visiting Conferences
From booths at the Indiana and Ohio SHRM Conferences, to President and CEO Kurt Harden speaking at the 6th Annual Healthcare Innovation Conference in Cincinnati (and lots of stop in between), MedBen has been actively engaged in the opportunity to meet with hundreds of...