Mills Joins MedBen Sales Team
MedBen recently added Monica Mills to the MedBen Sales team. In her new role as Regional Sales Manager, her territory will include Indiana and parts of Kentucky. If you are a broker/consultant in the Kentucky/Indiana markets and need information about MedBen or want...
MedBen Employee Promotions
MedBen is pleased to announce the promotions of Account Representatives Abigail Huhn, Travis Scott, and Heidi Smith to Account Managers. All three will continue to assist current clients with their claims and benefits questions and onsite employee meetings, in...
MedBen Once Again Ranked Largest Central Ohio Employee Benefits Company
MedBen once again ranks as Central Ohio's top employee benefits company, according to a new Columbus Business First survey. The only way MedBen grows is by helping employers manage their employee benefits plans more effectively, and we would love to discuss how our...
Quality Service Emphasized at Employee ISO 9001 Training
In order to ensure that employees understand the importance of adhering to ISO 9001 standards and how to maintain quality work processes, MedBen recently conducted companywide ISO training sessions. "Every day we make sure that our customers receive the highest level...
Generics: Lower Cost, High Quality
Generic drugs provide the same high quality as their brand-name equivalents but at substantially lower costs. On average, the price of a generic drug is 80 to 85 percent less than its branded counterpart while meeting the same rigid FDA standards for safety,...
MedBen Hosts ARC Blood Drive on March 5
MedBen will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, March 5, from 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the C. Arthur Morrow Conference Center, 1821 W. Main Street in Newark, Ohio. The blood drive is open to the public -- you can sign up at the ARC website or just drop in....
Affordable Care Act to Require 100% Coverage on HIV Specialty Drugs
Per the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employer-sponsored health plans will be required to cover the HIV specialty drugs Pruvada and Descovy at 100% beginning their first plan year following June 19, 2020. The requirement follows a United States Preventive Services Task...
MedBen University 2020 Classes Now in Session
Our educational seminar series MedBen University (MBU) offers a range of informative and timely topics about benefit planning. This year’s topics of discussion include: Direct-to-employer contracts and reference-based pricing strategies; Rx solutions that are proven...
MedBen Rx Advocate Pricing Transparency Eliminates PBM Manipulation
MedBen Rx Advocate offers clients true transparency by removing the ability for pharmacy benefits managers to manipulate drug pricing. By using fee-based pricing, we avoid the margin markups that PBM “middlemen” use to inflate their profits. The Hill reports that...
MedBen Analytics Provides Answers for Controlling ER Costs
Emergency room benefits can be tricky, as no health plan wants to discourage individuals from visiting an ER when the need is vital. However, with reports stating that average ER costs have increased 176% over a ten-year period, the need to examine usage is obvious....
Just 1 in 5 Americans Know When to Start Cholesterol Tests
A recent Cleveland Clinic survey found that only one in five Americans are aware that lipid panel cholesterol testing should begin in a person’s twenties, even if they don’t have symptoms of heart disease. MedBen WellLiving is built on early detection and prevention...
MedBen Clients Benefit from Forensic Claim Auditing
In 2019, MedBen clients saved, on average, $18.13 per employee per month through targeted forensic claims audits. These targeted claims produced an additional 58 percent savings, over and above any PPO discounts. Great numbers like these just don't happen. We credit...