Why Health Care Costs Will Rise in 2023 – and How You Can Control Them
Feb 3, 2023 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Claims, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Forensic claims review, Gene therapy, Health care costs, Inflation, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings, Specialty Drugs, Wellness
Even though health care costs have not seen the same rate of inflation as other industries, that’s about to change. Fortunately, MedBen has a variety of inflation-hedging solutions to counter rising costs. As a recent Self-Insurer article notes, health care...Harden and Fargus Featured Speakers at Healthcare Innovation Conference
Sep 19, 2022 | Brian Fargus, Case management, Claims Management, Forensic claims review, Kurt Harden, MedBen Employees, News, Plan Language
MedBen President & CEO Kurt Harden and Vice President of Sales & Marketing Brian Fargus were featured speakers at the Sherrill-Morgan 9th Annual Healthcare Innovation Conference on September 13-14. The event brought together employers from Ohio, Kentucky and...Have You Read the 2022 MedBen Client Report Yet?
Sep 6, 2022 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Client Report, Comparative Effectiveness, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Forensic claims review, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Reference-Based Pricing
Hopefully, you’ve received a copy of the 2022 MedBen Client Report in the mail or downloaded it from MedBen.com… but if not, here’s a link so you can read it now!As President Kurt Harden states in his opening note, “MedBen introduced new...Search the Blog
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