Jul 11, 2023 | Brand Name Drugs, Generic Drugs, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings, Specialty Drugs, Transparency, Value
A new playbook from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions lists the top 10 concerns employer health plans have with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): Promoting drugs with higher prices when lower-price options are availableOffering preferred...
May 16, 2023 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Announcements, Case Studies, Client Report, Client Services, Client Surveys, Communication, Compliance, Cost Plus Pricing, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Forensic claims review, HealthJoy, Inflation, Kurt Harden, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Member engagement, Mobile App, Online Services, Own Use, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Plan Design, Plan Language, Prescription, Reference-Based Pricing, Regulatory, Rx Costs, Savings, Self-funding, Specialty Drugs, Supreme Court, Wellness
The 2023 MedBen Client Report is now available to download from MedBen.com! In his opening note, MedBen President Kurt Harden states: “This Client Report is designed to demonstrate ways that clients can generate greater value from their health plan. With health...
Mar 7, 2023 | Compliance, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Inflation, MedBen University, Member engagement, Regulatory, Roundtables, Specialty Drugs, Supreme Court, Webinars
A reminder: MedBen University will soon be in session! Throughout March, MedBen University (MBU) will be conducting virtual employer roundtables. These free webinars will discuss current benefit management issues and proven solutions available your health plan,...
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....
Feb 6, 2023 | Announcements, Benchmarks, Case Studies, Compliance, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, Roundtables, Rx Costs, Specialty Drugs, Supreme Court
The 22nd Season of MedBen University (MBU) will soon be in session! In 2023, MBU will explore current benefit management issues and proven solutions MedBen offers, including: Reducing Rx spend through alternative specialty drug funding, as well as other pharmacy plan...
Feb 3, 2023 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Claims, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Forensic claims review, Gene therapy, Health care costs, Inflation, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings, Specialty Drugs, Wellness
Even though health care costs have not seen the same rate of inflation as other industries, that’s about to change. Fortunately, MedBen has a variety of inflation-hedging solutions to counter rising costs. As a recent Self-Insurer article notes, health care...