The Wall Street Journal reports that pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts is seeking new payment deals with pharmaceutical companies for some cancer drugs based on their effectiveness. The common practice for PBMs is to pay the same per-unit rate… more »

A Business Insurance editorial calls on Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act's "Cadillac" tax, which will penalize group health care plans premiums that exceed $10,200 for single coverage and $27,500 for family coverage: "One justification for… more »

The staff of MedBen want to wish you and your family a happy and safe Memorial Day! Our home office will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of the holiday. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2012. During this time, please remember… more »

MedBen is pleased to announce the promotion of Andrea Corn to Director of Data Services and Special Investigation Unit (SIU). Corn has served customers of the health benefits management company since 1990. The promotion was made in recognition of… more »

Apparently, Obamacare has not given employers sufficient confidence to release their employees into the wilds of the public insurance marketplace. According to a new survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 98.2% of benefit… more »

MedBen University offered timely and practical worksite wellness advice at its First Annual Wellness Roundtable on May 14. Co-sponsored by MedBen and Sun Life Financial, the event explored wellness programs from multiple perspectives and provided a… more »

In an effort to clear up confusion about the range of free prescription birth control that insurers and self-funded health care plans must provide to members, the Obama administration earlier this week released a clarification to the Affordable Care Act… more »

Health care plans spend, on average, $10,000 more per person annually to treat individuals with diabetes than those who don't have the chronic disease, a new analysis reveals. According to Forbes, a review of large insurance company claims data by The… more »

In a recent interview by Employee Benefit Advisor, a representative from a national employee business service company says that fully-insured employers with as few as 50 employees "are seriously considering self-funding." At MedBen, our experience is… more »

Arthritis is considered the leading cause for disability in America, with more than 53 million adults and 300,000 children suffering from its symptoms. “Arthritis” is a loose term, referring to over 100 different types that are related to joint… more »

On Monday, the IRS announced its annual cost-of-living adjustments affecting health savings accounts (HSAs) for calendar year 2016. The HSA contribution limits will increase for families, but stay the same for self-only coverage. High-deductible… more »

Obamacare problems, continued... Straight on the heels of last week's report that multiple states are having difficulty financing their insurance marketplaces, Monday saw the release of a poll showing a spike in emergency room visits since the… more »

"Nearly half of the 17 insurance marketplaces set up by the states and the District under President Obama’s health law are struggling financially," reports the Washington Post today. Uncooperative technology and expensive customer-call centers… more »