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How Are Avoidable ER Visits Affecting Your Plan Costs?

Mar 21, 2022 | Cost Savings, Emergency Room (ER), MedBen Analytics, Reporting, Savings, Urgent Care

For MedBen clients in 2021, 11% of emergency room visits were potentially avoidable… typically for conditions that could have been better managed in a more cost-effective setting. A visit to an urgent care facility or family doctor cost, on average, $1,363 less...

Save By Avoiding Unnecessary ER Visits

Feb 8, 2021 | Cost Savings, Emergency Room (ER), Primary Care, Savings, Urgent Care, Wellness

Many people use the emergency room as a place to receive after-hours care for minor illnesses or injuries without realizing they have another option for far less cost. For MedBen clients in 2020, 23% of ER visits were potentially avoidable. The table below lists...

Comparing Health Care Usage from 2019 to 2020

Jul 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency Room (ER), MedBen Analytics, Prescription

As the world has changed from the pandemic, so too has health care utilization. Comparing the months of January-June 2019 to January-June 2020 for the MedBen block of business, we find that per member: The biggest decreases in utilization are for surgical inpatient...

MedBen Analytics Provides Answers for Controlling ER Costs

Feb 7, 2020 | Cost Savings, Emergency Room (ER), MedBen Analytics, Reporting

Emergency room benefits can be tricky, as no health plan wants to discourage individuals from visiting an ER when the need is vital. However, with reports stating that average ER costs have increased 176% over a ten-year period, the need to examine usage is obvious....

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