Nov 27, 2019 | Heart medications, Prescription drugs
At the annual meeting of the American Heart Association, researchers reported that patients who received drug therapy alone did not experience more heart attacks or die more often than those who also received bypass surgery or stents – further evidence that a...
Jun 4, 2019 | MedBen Rx, Transparency
The MedBen Rx approach to drug pricing is straightforward. We keep client costs low by reimbursing pharmacies what they pay for prescription drugs, plus a reasonable dispensing fee. By doing so, we ensure that self-funded employers get the maximum value from their...
May 22, 2019 | Government, MedBen Rx, Rx Advertising, Rx Costs
The Trump administration recently announced that drug makers will now have to include prices in their TV advertising beginning this summer. Prescription drug cost transparency is a good thing… and MedBen makes transparency a keystone of its pharmacy plans, so clients...
Apr 19, 2019 | Online Services, Reporting, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Savings
To give employers the most accurate and up-to-date information possible, MedBen has partnered with Deerwalk, Inc. to provide an upgraded data analytics and reporting platform. The strong reporting that MedBen clients come to expect is now even stronger. With our...
Apr 5, 2019 | Overprescribing, Rx Costs, Rx Spending
The ongoing movement to reduce prescription drug spending focuses primarily on the cost factor. But as Shannon Brownlee and Judith Garber contend in a Stat opinion piece, overprescribing of drugs also carries financial and health risks. “Between 2000 and 2012,...
