Apr 19, 2021 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Brian Fargus, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Government, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, MedBen WellLiving, Municipalities
“From 2016 to 2020, MedBen’s municipality block averaged a minimal 1% annual trend on total claims costs,” said MedBen VP of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus at the MedBen University Virtual Municipality Roundtable on April 15. Over 75 clients and...
Apr 2, 2021 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Brokers, Comparative Effectiveness, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, MedBen WellLiving, Municipalities, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Reference-Based Pricing, Roundtables, Rx Costs, Trend, Wellness
MedBen University (MBU) kicked off its 20th season with the annual Broker Roundtable. Like last year, this event was held virtually, with over 100 in attendance from five states. Topics for the roundtable included cost and utilization trends by industry and product,...
Nov 22, 2020 | Benchmarks, Hospitals, MedBen Analytics, Municipalities, Reporting
The MedBen Analytics online employer dashboard offers benchmarking capabilities that enable you to compare your data against MedBen’s block of business as well as national norms. With benchmarks, you get a true measure of how your plan stacks up. To apply benchmark...
May 3, 2020 | Cost Savings, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, MedBen WellLiving, Municipalities, Reference-Based Pricing, Trend, Webinars
From 2015 to 2019, MedBen’s municipality block saw just a 2.7% trend on total claim costs. At the 14th Annual Municipality Roundtable Webinar on April 30, Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus shared that municipality medical costs trended at 3.4%...
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...
Apr 21, 2019 | Alternative Plan Design, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, MedBen University, Municipalities, Prescription
“In 2018, per-employee net claim costs for our municipality block decreased 4.9% from 2017,” announced MedBen Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus at the 13th Annual Municipality Roundtable on April 11. This reduced cost factors both...
