Jul 23, 2020 | Compliance, MedBen Analytics, MedBen WellLiving, Preventive Care, Reference-Based Pricing, Wellness
Now that one-third of MedBen’s block of business uses some form of reference-based pricing (RBP) or direct-to-employer (DTE) contracting, these alternative reimbursement strategies are outperforming standard PPO plans in multiple ways. In terms of costs, MedBen...
Jul 12, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, MedBen Analytics, Preventive Care, Regulatory, Wellness
Our new MedBen Analytics COVID-19 Impact Dashboard offers a convenient way to see how the pandemic has affected your group’s health plan, and also allows MedBen to track how COVID-19 has changed health care utilization for our entire block of business. You can...
Jul 10, 2020 | Announcements, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Preventive Care, Wellness
MedBen has created a COVID-19 Protection Guide, highlighting recommended precautions from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to reduce your chances of catching the novel coronavirus. You can download an 8.5×11” version from MedBen.com. MedBen clients can also...
Mar 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Preventive Care, Primary Care, Telehealth, Wellness
The benefits of MedBen’s telehealth provider service goes beyond patient convenience. With heightened concerns about the novel coronavirus COVID-19, telehealth can, as The New York Times says, “keep the worried well calm and away from clinical care while...
Mar 19, 2020 | Cost Savings, MedBen WellLiving, Preventive Care, Primary Care, Savings
Practicing timely preventive care saved MedBen WellLiving clients 7.8% on average per-employee claim costs in 2019 compared to non-WellLiving clients. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the top one percent of health care spenders...
Mar 13, 2020 | Announcements, Kurt Harden, News, Plan Design, Plan Language, Prescription, Preventive Care
As we manage our way through this situation, I want to make sure you know that MedBen has made plans to ensure that we are available for our clients. Many of you and your associates will be even busier during the coming weeks, and we want to make sure that you don’t...
