Aug 4, 2026 | Alternate Rx sourcing, Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Chronic conditions, Client Report, Employee benefits, Employer costs, Health care costs, Spousal limitations
Employer priorities around health benefits have effectively reversed in just four years, according to Lockton’s 2026 National Benefits Survey. As the accompanying graph shows, attracting and retaining talent was more important than cost in 2022, 43% to 20%. Now in...
Jul 3, 2026 | Acquisition Cost Index (ACI) pricing, Biosimilars, Client Report, Drug costs, Formularies, MedBen Rx, Rx Costs, Specialty Drugs, Spending, Transparency
U.S. pharmaceutical expenditures rose 12.7% in 2025 to $915.2 billion, according to a recent analysis in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. Utilization drove most of the growth, led by high-cost therapies such as tirzepatide, semaglutide, and apixaban....
Jun 8, 2026 | Client Report, Drug costs, Employer costs, Health care costs, Outpatient care, Rx Costs
Milliman’s 2026 Medical Index projects a 7.9% increase in per-person health care costs for employer-sponsored plans — the highest annual rise in more than a decade, outside of pandemic years. From 2021 to 2025, Milliman’s national medical & pharmacy trend averaged...
May 27, 2026 | Cancer, Claims, Client Report, GLP-1s, Heart disease, Specialty Drugs, Stop-Loss, Trend
A new Sun Life analysis shows high-cost claims continue to strain employer health plans. The annual High-Cost Claims and Injectable Drug Trends report identifies comorbid conditions, long inpatient stays, and injectable specialty drugs as primary drivers of claims...
Apr 21, 2026 | Announcements, Client Report, Kurt Harden, MedBen News
THE 2026 MEDBEN CLIENT REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE — DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY! “At MedBen, we understand that effective self-funding is not achieved through a predefined formula,” Chairman & CEO Kurt Harden says in the Client Report’s Opening Note. “The most...
Apr 20, 2026 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Client Report, Compliance, MedBen Access, MedBen Employees, MedBen News, MedBen University, Pharmacy, Regulatory, Spending, Wellness
MedBen had a full house of employers and brokers in attendance at MedBen University’s (MBU) 25th annual Employer Roundtable on April 16 at the C. Arthur Morrow Conference Center in Newark, Ohio. Presented by MedBen’s team of industry experts, this year’s roundtable...
