Mar 5, 2020 | Affordable Care Act, Government, News, Self-funding
On Monday, March 2, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a third major case on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the potential to wipe out the entire law – including the employer mandate requiring minimum essential coverage be offered to employees. The New York Times...
Dec 27, 2019 | Announcements, Claims Management, Cost Savings, Health Plan Management, Kurt Harden, MedBen Access, MedBen Analytics, MedBen Rx, Mobile App, Online Services, Prescription, Preventive Care, Primary Care, Reporting, Rx Costs, Savings, Self-funding, Third party administration, Wellness
Welcome to a new decade! During the past 19 years, MedBen has dedicated itself to finding ways to enhance your benefits experience, from claims surveillance that ensures you pay the right cost for the right care to our money-saving MedBen Rx pharmacy solutions that...
Dec 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Announcements, Cadillac Tax, Caroline Fraker, IRS, News, PCORI, Self-funding
On December 19, the Senate passed the $1.4 trillion end-of-year spending package that will fund the government through September 2020. The bill brings self-funded employers good news and bad news: If signed by President Trump, it would finally repeal the so-called...
Nov 1, 2019 | Bundled Payments, Cost Savings, Direct-to-Employer Contracting, Reference-Based Pricing, Self-funding, Third party administration
Alternative pricing strategies like reference-based pricing, direct-to-employer contracting, and commercial bundled payments are gaining in appeal – but these solutions are nothing new for MedBen. Many of our clients have had these strategies in place for years and...
Oct 31, 2019 | Cost Savings, Savings, Self-funding, Third party administration
According to the National Business Group on Health, large companies predict the total cost of workplace health care coverage to increase 5% from 2019. Meanwhile, MedBen continues to remain below not only national trend, but also below the national average cost. For...
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...