MedBen Recognizes Employees
Each year, MedBen takes an afternoon to recognize employees and hosts a company-wide social event. At this year’s event on September 13, employees enjoyed a great lunch while honoring co-workers who reached anniversary benchmarks in 2019. Among those celebrating…...
MedBen Employees Receive Data Privacy, Security Training
Clients entrust MedBen with sensitive information, and it is always our goal to maintain that trust. As such, every MedBen employee is required to attend annual HIPAA and HITECH training. Led by Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker and Vice President of Information...
Actionable Data Analytics Vital to Plan Success
“Self-funded employers require new standards in data warehousing and analytics to support next generation healthcare strategies,” states an Employee Benefits Network article. MedBen has long subscribed to this thinking, which is why we offer all clients access to...
Should Men Get Tested for Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American males, yet the question of whether or not men should be screened for the disease is surprisingly controversial. Some medical associations believe that potential testing risks, such as false...
Vision Loss Attributed to $48 Billion in Lost Productivity
Sixty-one million adults are at high risk for serious vision loss, costing U.S. businesses $48 billion in lost worker productivity per year, states a column by Employee Benefit News. Yet, according to the National Eye Institute, most employers don’t include eye care...
MedBen Travels, Visiting Conferences
From booths at the Indiana and Ohio SHRM Conferences, to President and CEO Kurt Harden speaking at the 6th Annual Healthcare Innovation Conference in Cincinnati (and lots of stop in between), MedBen has been actively engaged in the opportunity to meet with hundreds of...
Introducing a New (and Improved) MedBen.com
MedBen is pleased to announce a totally revamped MedBen.com website! Our goal in the new website design was to make finding desired information as easy as possible. So if you're looking to learn more about a particular MedBen service, simply click "Our Services" on...
More Employers Choosing Telemedicine
Whether you're feeling sick at work, or wake up ill during the middle of the night, the last thing you want to worry about is trying to make it to an appointment with your family physician (or worse, to the emergency room because no other facility is open in the...
Employers, Find Refuge in Self-Funding
A recent article notes that small-business owners, are increasingly concerned with health coverage and cost. While this is true, at MedBen, we know that it’s not just smaller employers, but also large employers, that face challenges in an ever-changing health benefits...
Study Reveals Traditional Wellness Programs Fail
Traditional wellness programs that are still marketed today are falling short of achieving desired results. An article reported the study revealed that “employees working at sites offering the [wellness] program did not have better clinical measures of health such as...
MedBen Ahead of Pharmacy Costs
An article released by Health Payer Intelligence focuses on the concern that employers have about the rising cost of health care. More specifically, the article states that with 85 percent of employers surveyed, pharmacy pricing was their predominant concern going...
MedBen Closing Early on September 13 to Recognize Employees
On Friday, September 13, MedBen will be closing at 12:00 p.m. EST for a company employee recognition event. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. EST on Monday, September 16. Remember that even when live service representatives aren't available, many of your claims and...