Oct 3, 2020 | Brian Fargus, Caroline Fraker, Conferences, Prescription
MedBen Vice Presidents Caroline Fraker and Brian Fargus were among the featured speakers at the Sherrill-Morgan 7th Annual Healthcare Innovation Conference on Thursday, October 1. In her presentation, Senior Vice President Fraker discussed the potential problems of...
Oct 2, 2020 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Reference-Based Pricing, Savings
A new RAND study finds privately-insured patients pay, on average, 247% more at hospitals than Medicare patients for the same care, The study also indicated that outpatient services are priced at about 267% higher than what Medicare reimburses, according to Healthcare...
Oct 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Dental, Preventive Care
If you’ve been nervous about visiting your dentist during the pandemic, extra measures have been put in place to protect patients – and an expert suggests that you not wait too long before your next exam. “Untreated dental disease is only going to get...
Sep 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Employer Dashboard, MedBen Analytics, Reporting
As of August 31, 2020, MedBen’s block of business has seen the following COVID-19 results: 6.33% of the total population had a COVID-19 test, including antibody testing. The average cost per test was $83.14. Only 0.25% of MedBen’s total population has tested...
Sep 19, 2020 | Announcements, MedBen Employees
At this year’s annual employee recognition event on September 11, MedBen employees who reached anniversary benchmarks in 2020 were honored. Among those celebrating – Five-year anniversaries: Sara Burton, Bethany Peters, Betsy Rainbolt, Daryl Roudebush and Pamela...
