Fraker Discusses Drug Reimportation at Healthcare Innovation Conference
MedBen Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker was a featured speaker at the 10th Annual Sherrill-Morgan Healthcare Innovation Conference on September 15th. She spoke on the topic of drug importation, including the reimportation of U.S. manufactured prescription drugs...
FSA Purchase Substantiation Made Simple
Substantiating purchases made with a health flexible spending account (FSA) is crucial for ensuring eligibility for pre-tax status...so much so, that earlier this year the IRS released a memorandum stressing its importance. To make the process as straightforward as...
MedBen Solutions Battle Cost Increases
A new survey by International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans found employers expect plan costs to increase seven percent in 2024. As to why, they gave a range of answers, with the top four reasons representing 71 percent of responses (see chart below). As it...
Compliance Reminder: Midyear Plan Changes Require Advance Notice
Q: Are plan sponsors required to provide members advanced notice when making midyear changes to the plans? A: Yes! Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there are two notification requirements that apply to changes made midyear. These notifications are in addition to...
MedBen Achieves ISO Recertification
MedBen has successfully completed a re-assessment audit of its ISO 9001 procedures and has achieved recertification, according to company President and CEO Kurt Harden. Independent auditors from ISO consulting firm Intertek reviewed MedBen's compliance with customer...
MedBen Connect Personalizes Service with Expanded Health Goals Questionnaire
In order to provide a greater level of personal service to your plan members, we recently enhanced the MedBen Connect mobile services bundle with an expanded Health Goals questionnaire. The questionnaire allows our health care navigation platform to dive deeper into...
Fair Market Pricing Saves Employers 69% on Claim Costs
MedBen continues to offer alternative reimbursement strategies that offer the same access to quality care as PPOs, but with even greater savings. And our latest strategy has proven to reduce medical spend in a big way – saving employers, on average, nearly 70% on...
Fighting Pharmacy Fraud, One Claim at a Time
The Texas Attorney General's Office recently announced the recovery of $42.7 million in taxpayer funds... the result of enforcement action against six pharmaceutical drug manufacturers alleged to have committed fraud. The companies' violations included providing...
Next Time You Run Reports, Bundle Them!
Want to make your life – specifically, the part of your life that involves health plan administration – simpler? The next time you run reports from the MedBen Analytics employer dashboard, bundle them! Bundling combines all your selected reports into a single file,...
MedBen Closed September 4 in Observance of Labor Day
MedBen will be closed on Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, September 5. Even when we’re closed, MedBen Access stays open. Your plan members can find fast answers for their claims and benefits questions by going to...
Healthy Blood Pressure Starts at Home
Hypertension's link to heart disease and stroke is well documented. But it's lesser known that high blood pressure can lead to kidney disease, vision loss, and peripheral artery disease (narrowed arteries in the legs, arms, stomach and head). Controlling hypertension...
Top Stop-Loss Claims Reinforce Need for Proactive Wellness Approach
Cancer and heart disease account for 37% of total stop-loss claim reimbursements over the past four years. This demonstrates once again the importance of a wellness program to catch chronic conditions, and reduce the risk of high-cost claims, at their earliest stages....