Feb 19, 2026 | Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Deadlines, Form 1094, Form 1095, Forms, IRS, Medicare, PCORI, Reporting, Self-funding
MedBen’s Compliance team reminds you that our “Self-Funded Plan Sponsors Annual Compliance Deadlines” list is available to help clients stay current with mandatory health plan regulatory requirements. MedBen clients can acquire this valuable reference document MedBen...
Dec 30, 2025 | Benefits preservation, Biosimilars, Client Feedback, Client Surveys, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Forensic claims review, Innovations, Kurt Harden, MedBen Employees, Self-funding, Spending, Third party administration
On behalf of the MedBen team, I wish you a happy and healthy new year, and thank you for your continued trust in MedBen. Our commitment remains to be the benefits partner that employers prefer, and we value the opportunity to serve you. In my 35 years with MedBen,...
Dec 2, 2025 | Alternative Reimbursement Strategies, Cost management, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Drug costs, Fair Market Pricing, Forensic claims review, Health care costs, High-cost claims, MedBen Analytics, MedBen Rx, MedBen WellLiving, Rx Costs, Self-funding, Survey
As 2026 approaches, employers and employees alike are seeking greater stability in how they pay for health care. While national costs continue to rise, self-funding give employers a level of control over spending and plan design that traditional coverages often lack....
Jul 25, 2025 | Benchmarks, Dental, Employee benefits, Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Self-funding, SHRM, Survey, Vision
Health care continues to lead the pack when it comes to employee benefits, according to the 2025 SHRM Employee Benefits Survey. Nearly 9 in 10 employers say health-related benefits are “extremely” or “very” important to their workforce – outranking retirement savings...
Dec 31, 2024 | Client Feedback, Client Services, Client Surveys, Innovations, Kurt Harden, Self-funding, Stability, Third party administration, Transparency
On behalf of the MedBen team, I wish you all the best for the new year and thank you for your continued trust in MedBen. While MedBen has been serving employer groups since 1938, this past year our company marked 35 years of providing third party administration to...
Aug 6, 2024 | Benchmarks, Dental, Employee benefits, Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Health Benefits, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Self-funding, SHRM, Survey, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Vision
Employers continue to rank health care highest in importance of employee benefits, according to the 2024 SHRM Employee Benefits Survey. As shown in the graph below, 88% of respondents said they consider health care-related benefits to be “extremely important” or “very...
