Aug 4, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, MedBen.com, Online Services
There have been many changes that have occurred during this COVID-19 pandemic. While MedBen is here to help with any questions you may have regarding federal and state regulation updates, we also want to remind you that we have created an online COVID-19 Resource...
Jul 26, 2020 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Customer Service, Kurt Harden, Self-funding
“Studies have found that within a five-year period, self-funding offers a 95% chance of outperforming a fully-insured plan” states MedBen President and CEO Kurt Harden in the opening of the MedBen 2020 Client Report. And in this year’s report, we offer evidence of how...
Jul 23, 2020 | Compliance, MedBen Analytics, MedBen WellLiving, Preventive Care, Reference-Based Pricing, Wellness
Now that one-third of MedBen’s block of business uses some form of reference-based pricing (RBP) or direct-to-employer (DTE) contracting, these alternative reimbursement strategies are outperforming standard PPO plans in multiple ways. In terms of costs, MedBen...
Jul 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency Room (ER), MedBen Analytics, Prescription
As the world has changed from the pandemic, so too has health care utilization. Comparing the months of January-June 2019 to January-June 2020 for the MedBen block of business, we find that per member: The biggest decreases in utilization are for surgical inpatient...
Jul 21, 2020 | Client Services, MedBen Employees, Ohio
MedBen Regional Sales Manager Brooke Hupp recently completed the Community Leadership program offered through the Licking County (OH) Chamber of Commerce. The nine-month program teaches participants the importance of “strength-based” leadership and...
