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Popular Weight Loss Drugs Among Medicare Top 10 Sellers

Jul 21, 2023 | Diabetes, Medicare, Ozempic, Pharmacy, Prescription, Research, Trulicity, Weight loss

A Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis of the 10 top-selling prescription drugs under Medicare Part D offers an interesting snapshot of pharmacy spend. The drugs in question comprised less than 1% of all covered drugs in 2021, but made up approximately 22% of total...

Worldwide Diabetes Rate Expected to Double by 2050

Jul 6, 2023 | Diabetes, MedBen WellLiving, News, Research, Wellness

The growing obesity problem, coupled with an aging population, will more than double the number of people with diabetes in just over 25 years, according to a new study published in the Lancet medical journal. Researchers estimate that worldwide, more than 1.3 million...

Step #1 to Better Health: Get Some Sleep!

Jun 22, 2023 | Asthma, Diabetes, Diet, Exercise, Heart, Research, Sleep, Vaccinations, Wellness

If sheer volume of analysis is any gauge of interest, then the value of a good night’s sleep is of intense fascination to researchers. In 2023 alone, various studies have suggested that a lack of sleep… Can put you at a higher risk of heart disease.Makes...

Dental and Vision Care: Big Benefits at a Small Cost

Apr 24, 2023 | Ancillary services, Dental, MedBen PreceDent, Research, Vision, VisionPlus, Wellness

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...

Lower Specialty Drug Costs with MedBen Rx Access Solutions

Mar 6, 2023 | Access solutions, Cost Savings, MedBen Rx, Medicare, Research, Rx Costs, Savings, Specialty Drugs

Employers pay up to 30 times as much for specialty drugs than Medicare does, new research finds. According to the JAMA Health Forum, for the 10 most commonly used specialty drugs, employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) plans paid prices up to 3,350% higher than Medicare....

Comparative Effectiveness Silences the Drug Ad Hype

Feb 21, 2023 | Comparative Effectiveness, Drug advertising, MedBen Rx, Research, TruDataRx

Drug companies spend $6 billion per year on direct-to-consumer ads with the goal of getting patients to ask their doctors to prescribe drugs that, in many instances, cost substantially more but are less effective than their current medications. And with no comparative...
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