Sep 24, 2026 | AllOne Health, Counseling, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health
More plan members are using mental health care, and more of those visits are running through the medical plan. MedBen client data shows mental health office visits from January through August 2026 were 41.6% higher than the same period in 2022. Members are getting...
Nov 4, 2025 | Chronic conditions, MedBen Rx, Mental Health, Prescription, Rx Costs
A recent GoodRx list of the 20 most prescribed medications prompted MedBen Rx to take a closer look at how our own top prescriptions compare. Because GoodRx’s rankings largely reflect individuals who pay for medications out of pocket – rather than through...
Apr 3, 2025 | COVID-19, Family doctors, Mental Health, Primary Care, Telehealth
Five years after the pandemic, MedBen clients have seen a general decline in telehealth visits by plan members to their family doctors, dropping 45% from its peak. Currently, only about five percent of members are still using telehealth. One exception to this trend is...
Sep 17, 2024 | Announcements, Compliance, Department of Labor, Mental Health, Mental health parity, Regulatory
On September 9, 2024, the federal Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released information and a preview of the Department of Labor’s final Mental Health Parity regulations. The Final Rules are scheduled to be published in the Federal Register within the...
Sep 13, 2024 | Cancer, Health care costs, Heart disease, High-cost claims, Mental Health, Rx Costs, Survey
Employers say they expect their health care costs to rise 7.8% next year — the highest estimate in more than 15 years — according to the latest Business Group on Health member survey. Even factoring in cost-reducing plan design changes, respondents project costs to...
Apr 26, 2024 | Caroline Fraker, Compliance, MedBen University, Mental Health, Mental health parity, Regulatory, Roundtables
At the Municipality & Public Employer Roundtable on April 24, MedBen Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker discussed mental health parity and how proposed rules are expected to affect self-funded employers in 2025. “Mental health and substance use disorder...
