Aug 7, 2020 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription drugs, Spread Pricing
Three-quarters of MedBen clients have switched to MedBen Rx Advocate for their pharmacy benefits. “And when they do, they are saving money,” said Brian Fargus, MedBen’s VP of Sales & Marketing. In 2019 MedBen Rx clients saved 12.0% average cost per script, and an...
Jun 27, 2020 | MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Pharmacy Services Administrator (PSA)
As an agent or a plan administrator, it is important to understand how PBM contracts compare – “not just in terms of the numbers calculated for things like discounts and rebates, but also in terms of how they function and align (or fail to align) with your client’s...
May 28, 2020 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Rx Costs, Savings, Transparency
A recent Benefits Pro article highlights two pharmacy benefits management (PBM) business models: traditional and pass-through. MedBen Rx Advocate begins with the pass-through approach but takes it one step further by eliminating margin manipulation. The traditional...
May 17, 2020 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, MedBen Rx Alliance, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Savings
Three-quarters of MedBen clients use MedBen Rx prescription programs and are seeing the benefits first-hand. By utilizing our forward-thinking pharmacy solutions, these groups realized an average savings of 14.8% per employee per year, compared to those using other...
Feb 8, 2020 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Pharmacy Services Administrator (PSA), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Savings, Transparency
MedBen Rx Advocate offers clients true transparency by removing the ability for pharmacy benefits managers to manipulate drug pricing. By using fee-based pricing, we avoid the margin markups that PBM “middlemen” use to inflate their profits. The Hill reports that...
Nov 15, 2019 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, MedBen Rx Alliance, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Savings
Prescription drug pricing is regularly a hot topic in the news and from political candidates. While lawmakers seek to address consumer concerns, MedBen already has innovative pharmacy solutions in place that offer employers price transparency and cost savings. With...
