Happy Thanksgiving from the staff of MedBen! We hope that you and your family have a safe and relaxing holiday. To observe the holiday, MedBen will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday,… more »

Formulary updates for prescription plans administered by Pharmacy Data Management, Inc. (PDMI) are now available at MedBen.com – simply click on “Plan Sponsors” (for employers) or “Plan Members” (for insureds) and select… more »

Can you believe we’re less than six weeks away from 2014? For flexible spending account (FSA) plan members, the end of the year often means a mad scramble to use up remaining funds from their accounts… though a recent rule may change that.… more »

MedBen Worksite Wellness can help to take up where a physician leaves off. Because most family doctors have packed schedules, it leaves them precious little time for discussion following an examination – and in the case of a chronic condition like… more »

Earlier this year, MedBen celebrated its 75th anniversary. A key to our longevity is the unwavering support of businesses in Licking County, Ohio – where our business was founded in 1938, and where we’re proud to still call home today.… more »

As hard as it is to focus on anything other than health care reform, another change in the law requires the attention of self-funded employers and their brokers before year’s end. In January 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services… more »

Last week, we highlighted several end-of-year reminders to MedBen HRA clients. Below, we do the same for clients that offer flexible spending account (FSA) plans: Enrollment Deadlines: Per IRS regulations, enrollment in the 2014 FSA Plan must be… more »

MedBen is pleased to be the premier sponsor of the 2013 Granville Turkey Trot (GTT). This 5K fun run/walk, which takes place on the morning of Thursday, November 28, is Licking County, Ohio’s biggest single-day fundraising event. Over 2,000 Turkey… more »

Last month, MedBen mailed important information about the re-enrollment process to clients that offer health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) plans. As a reminder, we highlight some of that information below: Enrollment Deadlines: In order to ensure a… more »

Cost trends may rise and fall, but MedBen stays focused on one thing: saving employers money. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute (HRI) recently projected a medical cost trend of 6.5% for 2014, continuing several years of… more »

Diabetes has become a global epidemic, with one out of every nine adults currently affected. Moreover, about one-third of people who already have the disease are unaware of it. When the pancreas produces insufficient amounts of insulin (type 2… more »

Great news for individuals with a health flexible spending account: The “use-it-or-lose-it” rule is being scrapped. On October 31, the IRS announced that, effective immediately, up to $500 of unused funds in a health FSA can be carried over… more »