MedBen has successfully completed its latest re-assessment audit of its ISO 9001 procedures and has been recommended for recertification, according to the company’s Chairman and CEO Doug Freeman. In its written recommendation, auditors from SAI Global… more »

By promoting employee wellness, MedBen WellLiving clients are realizing significantly lower health care costs. From 2014 to 2016, employers that integrated WellLiving into their health care package experienced just a 1.6% trend, compared to 8.5% trend… more »

The elimination of lifetime maximums on self-funded health plans has led to a spike in multi-million dollar claims... and an even greater need for the claims management solutions provided through MedBen. According to the 2017 Sun Life Stop-Loss Report,… more »

Through effective claims management and intelligent plan design, cost trend for MedBen clients in 2016 was only 3.9%. And from 2012 to 2016, client cost trend averaged just 3.5% over the five-year period. But there's more to the story. MedBen clients… more »

As is the case every spring, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its guidance regarding the limitations for high deductible health plans (HDHP) for the coming calendar year. Rev. Proc. 2017-37 announces the limits that will apply to any HDHP… more »

As in years past, it's time for all self-funded employer health plan sponsors to file and pay the required Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee. While hope continues that payment of this fee may be suspended as part of the current… more »

MedBen Director of Data Processing & Technical Compliance Wayne Millard recently completed the Community Leadership of Licking County program, offered through the Licking County (OH) Chamber of Commerce. For completing the nine-month program, Wayne… more »

For the second year running (literally), MedBen participated with other area businesses in the Licking County HeartChase on Saturday, May 6 in Newark, Ohio. MedBen also served as a corporate sponsor for the event, which was created by the American… more »

It took a lot of old-fashioned wheeling and dealing, but on May 4 the Republican block of the House of Representatives managed to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) with 217 "yea" votes ‒ just one vote above the minimum number required for… more »

Among the advantages of MedBen Analytics' proprietary reporting platform is that it allows providers to drill down into hospital readmission data. Now, a new study demonstrates the financial value of this accessibility. University of Michigan… more »

Earlier today, CMS delivered the CJR Performance Year 1 (PY1) Reconciliation Reports and related files. MedBen Analytics has begun the process of auditing the Net Payment Reconciliation Amount (NPRA) for our clients. A hospital will earn a positive… more »

The New York Times reports that approximately 125,000 deaths and at least 10% of hospitalizations can be attributed to lack of prescription adherence. From a financial perspective, negligence costs the American health care system between $100 billion… more »

Two cancer screening-related items recently made the news, both of which address the question of when (or if) such tests are appropriate: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has walked back from its 2012 position that most men should… more »

MedBen University (MBU) is pleased to announce a additional event for the 2017 season: The Employer Benefits Roundtable, which will be held at the C. Arthur Morrow Conference Center, 1821 W. Main Street, Newark, Ohio (located next to the MedBen home… more »

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that issuers and health plans provide a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), including a description of what the health plan covers and the cost sharing responsibility of the consumer, in order to help… more »

On March 21, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services delayed the expansion of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) as well as the implementation of cardiac bundled payment initiatives. This marks the second such postponement of… more »

On March 24, House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the American Health Care Act (AHCA) ‒ the vaunted replacement to Obamacare ‒ from the floor, lacking the votes to pass the bill. So what happens next? And what can employers do to let their voices… more »

MedBen takes no small measure of pride in its advanced claims surveillance system, and for good reason. In 2016, claims flagged by this system and reviewed by a team of medical specialists experienced an average cost reduction of 25%, after deductibles,… more »

One of the major surprises of the Republican replacement plan to the Affordable Care Act ‒ tentatively called the "American Health Care Act (AHCA)" ‒ is not what's in it, but what House members left out: A provision eliminating or capping… more »

CMS recently announced that, beginning this month, they will switch from quarterly data feeds to monthly data feeds for CJR. For MedBen Analytics clients, this means the actionable reports they receive from our portal will be even more timely, allowing… more »