Jan 7, 2020 | Cancer, Cholesterol, Heart, Prescription, Wellness
According to American Heart Association, about 40 million adults in the U.S. take a statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk for heart disease – and new research suggests that they might also be getting an added anti-cancer benefit. The study found that...
Dec 27, 2019 | Announcements, Claims Management, Cost Savings, Health Plan Management, Kurt Harden, MedBen Access, MedBen Analytics, MedBen Rx, Mobile App, Online Services, Prescription, Preventive Care, Primary Care, Reporting, Rx Costs, Savings, Self-funding, Third party administration, Wellness
Welcome to a new decade! During the past 19 years, MedBen has dedicated itself to finding ways to enhance your benefits experience, from claims surveillance that ensures you pay the right cost for the right care to our money-saving MedBen Rx pharmacy solutions that...
Dec 23, 2019 | Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Reference-Based Pricing
“Patients would save billions of dollars a year if medical specialists were not allowed to bill out-of-network rates” reads the opening statement of a BenefitsPro article. More precisely, the article states that these out-of-network bills accumulated to roughly $40...
Dec 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Announcements, Cadillac Tax, Caroline Fraker, IRS, News, PCORI, Self-funding
On December 19, the Senate passed the $1.4 trillion end-of-year spending package that will fund the government through September 2020. The bill brings self-funded employers good news and bad news: If signed by President Trump, it would finally repeal the so-called...
Dec 13, 2019 | Announcements, Giving Back, MedBen Employees
MedBen staff has once again answered Santa’s call to help local children have a special Christmas this year! For the past 20 years, MedBen had participated in Families Helping Families. Spearheaded by Licking County Job and Family Services (LCJFS), this program...
