May 30, 2023 | Claims data, Compliance, Employer Dashboard, HIPAA, MedBen Analytics, Privacy, Reporting, Reviews
A Fortune 500 company recently filed a lawsuit against a national third-party administrator for refusing to turn over requested claims data. It’s the latest in a series of legal actions taken by employer health plans against insurers for failing to share data....
May 26, 2023 | Emergency Room (ER), Family doctors, Health care costs, Primary Care, Spending, Urgent Care
Two items of interest, both pertaining to health plan spending for emergency room visits: Facility fees for ER visits increased 531% from 2004 to 2021, according to a recent Peterson-KFF analysis. A greater range of treatments and more expensive technologies available...
May 25, 2023 | Announcements, Consumer-driven Health Plans, FSA Store, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs), HSA Store, IRS
The IRS has announced its health savings account (HSA) contribution limits for 2024. The annual cost-of-living adjustments include a 7.8% increase in individual HSA contributions – one of the largest jumps in recent years, and a definite indication of how inflation...
May 24, 2023 | Announcements, MedBen Employees
MedBen Director of Client Services Tracie Lesko recently completed the Community Leadership program offered through the Licking County (OH) Chamber of Commerce. The nine-month program fosters the intellectual growth of local leaders by strengthening their management...
May 16, 2023 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Announcements, Case Studies, Client Report, Client Services, Client Surveys, Communication, Compliance, Cost Plus Pricing, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Forensic claims review, HealthJoy, Inflation, Kurt Harden, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Member engagement, Mobile App, Online Services, Own Use, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Plan Design, Plan Language, Prescription, Reference-Based Pricing, Regulatory, Rx Costs, Savings, Self-funding, Specialty Drugs, Supreme Court, Wellness
The 2023 MedBen Client Report is now available to download from MedBen.com! In his opening note, MedBen President Kurt Harden states: “This Client Report is designed to demonstrate ways that clients can generate greater value from their health plan. With health...
