Aug 11, 2019 | Acquisition Cost Index (ACI), MedBen Rx Advocate, Rebates, Rx Costs, Rx Spending
If you’re tired of trying to figure out all of the confusing lingo and mathematics of the pharmaceutical world, MedBen Rx Advocate is for you. Our straightforward approach to pharmacy solutions has been proven to save clients money and the best part is, you only need...
Jul 12, 2019 | Guarantees, MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, Rebates, Rx Costs, Savings
Many employers get caught up in the promised savings offered by rebate guarantees… but little do they know this could actually be costing them money, for several reasons. The first issue with rebate guarantees is that the most significant rebates are associated with...
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...
May 7, 2019 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, MedBen Rx Alliance, MedBen University, Pharmacies, Rx Costs, Rx Spending
In an era where employer pharmacy plans routinely face annual double-digit cost increases, MedBen clients are seeing things differently. Employers who utilized MedBen pharmacy solutions in their 2018 plans realized an average 2.7% decrease in per-member spending from...
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,...
