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...
Nov 24, 2022 | Chronic conditions, Diabetes, MedBen WellLiving, Specialty Care
Consider these stats from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022 National Diabetes Statistics Report: As of 2019, 37.3 million people (adults and children) have diagnosed diabetes (11.3% of the US population).96 million adults (aged 18 years or older)...
Oct 4, 2022 | MedBen WellLiving, Wellness, Wellness exam
Hard to believe, but we’re already in the final quarter of 2022… so if you haven’t reminded your plan members to schedule their annual wellness exam yet, do it now!Your plan may require members to get their wellness exam by December 31 to stay...
Jul 22, 2022 | Healthy habits, Heart, MedBen WellLiving, Preventive Care, Wellness
Most Americans score just so-so on a heart health checklist, according to the American Heart Association. “Life’s Essential 8” lists the metrics that contribute to optimal heart health – metrics that can be achieved through lifestyle changes and a...
Apr 15, 2022 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Forensic claims analysis, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, MedBen WellLiving, Reference-Based Pricing, Savings
Clients throughout the Midwest attended the MedBen University (MBU) Virtual Employer Roundtable on April 28. The online event, open to both public and private employers, highlighted real results – MedBen solutions that are working for clients.Real results that MedBen...
Mar 8, 2022 | Asthma, Cholesterol, Chronic conditions, Diabetes, Heart, Hypertension, MedBen WellLiving, Preventive Care, Wellness
Through a proactive wellness approach, MedBen WellLiving clients spend less per member on major chronic conditions than those who don’t use WellLiving (see chart below). Overall, WellLiving clients spent, on average, $822 less PEPY than non-WellLiving clients...