Jun 30, 2025 | Announcements, Compliance, HIPAA, Privacy, Regulatory, Reproductive health care
On June 18, 2025, the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, vacated the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Final Rule) with nationwide effect. In doing so, HIPAA Covered Entities, including self-funded health plan...
Nov 22, 2024 | MedBen Secure, Online Services, Privacy, Protected health information (PHI), Security
MedBen has just launched an enhanced version of its MedBen Secure Internet server. The next time you log in you’ll notice a brand-new look, but the core mission remains unchanged: to ensure the security and privacy of your organization’s protected health...
May 30, 2023 | Claims data, Compliance, Employer Dashboard, HIPAA, MedBen Analytics, Privacy, Reporting, Reviews
A Fortune 500 company recently filed a lawsuit against a national third-party administrator for refusing to turn over requested claims data. It’s the latest in a series of legal actions taken by employer health plans against insurers for failing to share data....
Mar 17, 2023 | Compliance, HIPAA, Privacy, Regulatory
Following news that digital health companies GoodRx and BetterHelp shared sensitive user information with advertisers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested funds for ensuring health privacy in its 2024 budget proposal. The budget request sites merger...
Jan 8, 2020 | Compliance, HIPAA, Privacy, Security
Every MedBen employee is trained on ensuring the privacy of plan member information, and regularly reminded to stay vigilant for potential violations… but we remind our clients to stay vigilant, too. To comply with the HIPAA Privacy rules, MedBen employees are...
Oct 30, 2019 | Cost Savings, MedBen Analytics, Mobile App, Online Services, Privacy, Security, Self-funding, Third party administration
In a recent survey, 95 percent of employers said they consider technology a “must-have” or “very important” in their day-to-day job functions. Additionally, 78 percent of employers said they’re satisfied with the frequency of communication about technology from their...
