Nov 24, 2023 | Cost Savings, MedBen Access, Member Prescription Portal, Mobile App, Online Services, Pharmacy, Prescription, Prescription Portal
In addition to the pharmacy solutions MedBen Rx provides to lower employer drug spend, plan members also have a great resource to help keep their prescription costs down. The MedBen Rx Prescription Portal, available through MedBen Access online or via our mobile app,...
Nov 14, 2023 | Drug costs, Obesity, Pharmacy, Prescription, Wegovy, Weight loss, Zepbound
In light of all the attention that weight loss drugs have received lately – as well as the pricing havoc these drugs have been causing in some pharmacy plans – the following news items have caught our attention: North Carolina says its health plan will...
Oct 31, 2023 | COVID-19, Dental, Medical, News, Pharmacy, Premiums, Prescription, Primary Care, Specialist, Telehealth, Vision
Average annual premiums for U.S. employer-sponsored single and family health insurance coverages both rose 7% in 2023, according to a survey conducted by KFF and published in Health Affairs. While the increase is higher than in recent years, it is generally in line...
Oct 16, 2023 | Cost Savings, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy, Prescription, Rx Costs, Savings
From a new report published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: “Over the period from January 2022 to January 2023, more than 4,200 drug products had price increases, of which 46 percent were larger than the rate of inflation. The average drug...
Sep 18, 2023 | Announcements, ICD-10 diagnosis code, MedBen Rx, Ozempic, Prescription, Ventegra
Important information for MedBen Rx clients using the Ventegra formulary: Effective October 1, an appropriate ICD-10 diagnosis code for type 2 diabetes will be required for certain Ozempic prescriptions and all other GLP-1 class medications. Ozempic and other GLP-1...
Sep 15, 2023 | Caroline Fraker, Drug costs, Drug reimportation, Prescription, Rx Costs
MedBen Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker was a featured speaker at the 10th Annual Sherrill-Morgan Healthcare Innovation Conference on September 15th. She spoke on the topic of drug importation, including the reimportation of U.S. manufactured prescription drugs...
