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...
Feb 6, 2023 | Announcements, Benchmarks, Case Studies, Compliance, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, Roundtables, Rx Costs, Specialty Drugs, Supreme Court
The 22nd Season of MedBen University (MBU) will soon be in session! In 2023, MBU will explore current benefit management issues and proven solutions MedBen offers, including: Reducing Rx spend through alternative specialty drug funding, as well as other pharmacy plan...
Sep 20, 2022 | Case Studies, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Savings
A MedBen Client switched from a traditional PPO plan to direct-to-employer (DTE) contracting in 2020. They contracted directly with a local health system, and added a wrap-around PPO network for out-of-area care. By using DTE contracted providers, any chance of...
Nov 30, 2021 | Case Studies, Cost Savings, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings
In their first year with MedBen Rx, a regional health system lowered costs by $4.6 million through pharmacy savings and added revenue. This includes a 30% reduction in employee pharmacy plan spend. The health system had previously entered into three-year agreement...
Oct 6, 2021 | Case Studies, Claims, Claims Management, Cost Savings, Forensic claims analysis, Savings
A MedBen Client received two large dollar claims for Mast Cell Activation Disease, both of which were flagged. In addition to occurrences of unbundling, following physician review it was determined that the length of hospital stay exceeded standards for medical...
Jun 28, 2021 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Announcements, Case Studies, Client Report, Client Services, Coronavirus, Cost Savings, COVID-19, Customer Service, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Employer Dashboard, Kurt Harden, MedBen Access, MedBen Analytics, MedBen Employees, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, MedBen.com, Mobile App, Online Services, Reference-Based Pricing, Third party administration
The 2021 MedBen Client Report is now available for download at MedBen.com. In addition to detailing the ways that our clients are spending less on health care, this year’s Client Report highlights the priority MedBen places on client service: Members connect to...
