On this National Customer Service Week, we at MedBen are pleased to spotlight the hard work of the men and women in our client service departments. “While we appreciate our client service teams all the time, this week gives us the opportunity to… more »

“The recommendation from this audit is that your certification continues.” That’s the conclusion of SAI Global following its most recent audit of MedBen’s compliance with ISO 9001:2008 standards. Conducted September 19, the… more »

The staff of MedBen would like to wish you and your family a safe and relaxing Labor Day! MedBen will be closed on Monday, September 2 and will reopen at 8:00 a.m. the following day. But even when we’re out of the office, our online customer… more »

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that health plans providing medical benefits provide a uniform summary of their benefits to eligible individuals to be used in comparing any different coverage options that are available to these individuals. When… more »

In order to provide clients with continual access to online information regardless of bad weather or heavy web traffic, MedBen will be upgrading its Internet connection on the evening of Friday, September 13, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Work on the upgrade… more »

MedBen is pleased to announce the promotion of Erin Kelly to Group Leader of the Compliance Department. In her new role, Erin will manage the department’s daily operations in addition to working with clients to ensure that their group health plan… more »

Just because the Food and Drug Administration approves a medication doesn’t mean that the manufacturer is free to relax and reap the rewards – often the agency will require more research be done even after the product hits the market. But… more »

Happy Independence Day from the staff at MedBen! Our home office will be closed on Thursday, July 4 to observe the holiday. However, we will be open during our regular business hours on Friday, July 5. Remember that even when our office is closed,… more »

Yearly costs to treat vision disorders have more than doubled since 2007, according to a study published by Prevent Blindness America. USA Today reports that the National Opinion Research Center specialists at the University of Chicago determined the… more »

The Food and Drug Adminstration is continuing to take action against online pharmacies that sell illegal drugs. Following last year’s shutdown of 18,000 shady websites, the agency announced that another 1,600 sites are out of business. CNN… more »

A new study supports the importance of colon cancer screenings, HealthDay News reports. Researchers found that patients whose cancer was detected by a colonoscopy tended to be in an earlier stage at the time of diagnosis, and therefore had a better… more »

The MedBen Sales & Marketing Department is pleased to announce the recent addition of Kelly Thran to its team. A seasoned veteran of the benefits management company, Thran will serve as the department’s Marketing Project Coordinator. In her… more »

In anticipation of the national changeover from current ICD-9 medical diagnosis and inpatient procedure codes to ICD-10 in 2014, MedBen has released this Readiness Statement: “MedBen will be fully compliant with the upcoming ICD-10 mandate by the… 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 27 in observance of the holiday. We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2012. During this time, please remember… more »

Following a refusal by Congress to provide extra funding to set up the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration has turned to the private sector for help. The Washington Post reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has… more »

May 8th marks the 75th anniversary of health care benefits management company MedBen. Initially specializing in group hospitalization plans, the Newark, Ohio-based business has greatly expanded its operations to provide a variety of benefits services to… more »

MedBen University (MBU) is in session! Members of the MedBen team as well as other health care benefits professionals are traveling the Midwest this spring to share timely information about health care issues that are of importance to employers like… more »

More than two out of three emergency room visits are avoidable, finds a new study by Truven Health Analytics. According to Employee Benefit News, researchers examined insurance claims data for over 6.5 million emergency department visits made in… more »

Barring congressional action, the recent budget sequestration will require reductions in the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit for some small tax-exempt employers, the Internal Revenue Service has announced. Accounting Today reports that the… more »

MedBen conducted its annual Government Roundtable for current and prospective municipality clients omn March 21. And just like at its hospital-focused seminar a week earlier, Vice President of Sales and Marketing Brian Fargus had some good news to… more »