The upcoming 2026 MedBen Client Report details the strategies MedBen clients are using to manage rising health care costs while strengthening the value of their plans. An expanded checklist illustrates the range of self-funding services currently available to employers.
The report highlights both familiar and lesser-known strategies — and how they work together to control costs and improve outcomes.
Topics explored in the Client Report include:
- Alternative reimbursement strategies, including direct-to-employer contracting, fair market pricing wraps, and out-of-network reference-based pricing.
- Risk reduction strategies, including plan compliance reviews, spousal language, and transplant carve-outs.
- Pharmacy pricing strategies, including acquisition cost index (ACI) pricing, Own Use, and 340B.
- Formulary strategies, including discretionary, over-the-counter (OTC), and specialty pharmacy.
- Additional benefit strategies, including genomic testing, wellness & disease management, and member engagement tools.
Both electronic and printed versions of the 2026 MedBen Client Report will be distributed to MedBen clients and brokers in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for your copy!