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...
Have an FSA or HRA Account? Remember to Submit Reimbursement Requests
Hard as it may be to believe, 2019 is two-thirds of the way over, and the holiday season will be here before we know it. Before things get too busy, now would be a good time to double-check your recent health care expenditures and see if you have any payments that...
Statin Research Shows Value of Doctor-Patient Interactions
A recent study shows that women are less likely than men to take statins, a medication commonly used to lower cholesterol, which reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. The study states that “Women and men had different beliefs about the role of statins… Women...
Low Drug Prices & Qualified Employers Unite with MedBen Rx Alliance
It makes sense that qualified hospitals can purchase drugs at prices lower than even the largest retail chain. But what if we told you that you may be eligible to reap the benefits of this as well? If you’re a hospital, local school system, university or other...