Mar 25, 2019 | Average Wholesale Price, MedBen Rx, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Rebates, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Transparency
In just four years, U.S. retail prescription drug spending grew nearly 27%… a substantial increase that illustrates the need for pharmacy solutions like those available through MedBen Rx. A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts found that annual spending on...
Mar 12, 2019 | MedBen Rx, MedBen Rx Advocate, MedBen Rx Alliance, Rebates, Rx Costs, Transparency
MedBen Rx offers employers a better way to provide and manage prescription benefits, regardless of their size or industry type. Our pharmacy solutions counter inflated prescription list prices with common-sense reimbursement methods. Self-funded employers can take...
Nov 21, 2018 | MedBen Rx, Rebates, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Savings, Specialty Drugs
A New York Times article examines the dramatic rise in U.S. prescription drug costs over the past two decades. American drug spending was once on par with other wealthy countries, but between 1997 and 2007 our drug spending tripled… and took off again in 2013....
Oct 23, 2018 | Legislation, MedBen Access, MedBen Rx, Online Services, Rebates, Rx Costs, Transparency
In an effort to improve drug pricing transparency, the Department of Health and Human Services recently released a proposal requiring drug companies to include their list prices in consumer ads. But MedBen already provides far more transparent Rx solutions. Drug...
Sep 25, 2018 | Discounts, MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Pharmacy Services Administrator (PSA), Rebates
To people outside the health care industry, the role of the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) can be a bit unclear. Simply stated, PBMs act as intermediaries between insurers (or, in the case of self-funded plans, employers), drug companies, pharmacies, and consumers....
