Aug 26, 2025 | Client Report, Cost management, Cost projections, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Health care costs, High-value formulary, Rx Costs, Savings, Wellness
A new national survey on employer health care strategies finds that employees are likely to see higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs in the years ahead, as overall health care expenses continue to rise. But for self-funded employers, asking employees to shoulder...
Jul 28, 2025 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Benchmarks, Client Report, Fair Market Pricing, Fair market reimbursement, Preferred provider organization (PPO)
When it comes to controlling plan costs, guessing isn’t a strategy – data is. MedBen offers a variety of alternative reimbursement options for groups that want to go beyond standard PPOs… among them, fair market pricing, which reviews every claim against...
Jul 15, 2025 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Client Report, MedBen Analytics, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Proven solutions, Research, Survey
According to a recent national survey of over 1,800 U.S. employers, reducing health care costs has surpassed attracting and retaining talent as the top driver of benefits decision-making – a first since the survey began in 2019. Additionally, 53% of employers say they...
Jun 17, 2025 | Claims, Client Report, Cost management, High-cost claims
Multi-million-dollar stop-loss claims have surged over the past decade, as highlighted in the Tokio Marine 2025 Annual Market Report. To help self-funded employers tackle high-dollar claims, MedBen offers a range of proven cost-management solutions. From 2019 to 2024,...
Jun 3, 2025 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Announcements, Client Report, Fair Market Pricing, Forensic claims review, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Nutrigenomics, Pharmacogenomics
The 2025 MedBen Client Report is now available for download from MedBen.com! “As your TPA, MedBen takes an interest in your plan’s success that goes beyond claim processing,” Chairman & CEO Kurt Harden says in his Opening Note. “Our services and...
Oct 29, 2024 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Chronic conditions, Client Report, Cost projections, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Fair market reimbursement, Forensic claims review, Health care costs, High-cost claims, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Prescription, Rx Costs, Transparency, Trend, Wellness
Health care costs in the United States are projected to see their steepest rise in over a decade during 2025, with multiple industry analyses forecasting increases between 7% and 8% year-over-year (see table below). However, MedBen offers solutions that directly...
