As Health Care Costs Climb, Stability Matters More Than Ever

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....

Employers Continue to Rank Health Care as Most Important Employee Benefit

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...

MedBen Benefits Advisory Conference Highlights Health Plan Innovations

Feb 6, 2024 | Claims, Claims data, Cost Savings, Drug costs, Gene therapy, Genetic testing, MedBen News, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, Pharmacogenics, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Self-funding, Specialty Drugs, Stop-Loss

MedBen recently had the honor to welcome some of the most respected names in the benefits management industry. At the invitation-only 2024 Benefits Advisory Conference on January 26, attending brokers learned about health plan innovations that will help self-funded...