Oct 31, 2023 | COVID-19, Dental, Medical, News, Pharmacy, Premiums, Prescription, Primary Care, Specialist, Telehealth, Vision
Average annual premiums for U.S. employer-sponsored single and family health insurance coverages both rose 7% in 2023, according to a survey conducted by KFF and published in Health Affairs. While the increase is higher than in recent years, it is generally in line...
Oct 12, 2023 | Ancillary services, Preventive Care, Vision, VisionPlus
Recent updated guidance from the American Optometric Association recommends annual eye exams for all adults 18 and older in order to detect vision problems as soon as possible. “Comprehensive eye exams provide the opportunity for early detection of eye...
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...
Mar 19, 2021 | Dental, MedBen PreceDent, MedBen VisionPlus, Preventive Care, Vision, Wellness
Offering dental and vision coverages is about more than healthy eyes and teeth… it helps detect potentially catastrophic conditions early, too. HealthDay News: “Researchers found that older adults with the eye disease retinopathy were at increased risk of...
Feb 18, 2021 | MedBen VisionPlus, Online Services, Provider networks, Vision
MedBen has introduced a Vision Provider Search page for members who use the VisionPlus and VisionDirect networks. Just visit the Networks page on MedBen.com and click the link under “Vision Networks.” Using the Vision Provider Search, you can quickly find...
Nov 12, 2019 | Vision, Wellness
Seeing an optometrist every year is a simple yet important step you can take to prevent vision loss from diseases. Yet with an estimated 61 million adults in the United States at high risk for vision loss, only half of them visited the eye doctor within the past...