Jul 11, 2023 | Brand Name Drugs, Generic Drugs, MedBen Rx, Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Rx Spending, Savings, Specialty Drugs, Transparency, Value
A new playbook from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions lists the top 10 concerns employer health plans have with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs): Promoting drugs with higher prices when lower-price options are availableOffering preferred...
May 16, 2023 | Access solutions, Announcements, Client Report, Cost Plus, MedBen, MedBen Rx, Mobile app, Online Services, Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Rx Spending, Savings, Specialty Drugs
The 2023 MedBen Client Report is now available to download from MedBen.com! In his opening note, MedBen President Kurt Harden states: “This Client Report is designed to demonstrate ways that clients can generate greater value from their health plan....
Mar 21, 2023 | Brand Name Drugs, Diabetes, Generic Drugs, MedBen Rx, MedBen University, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Savings
Earlier this month, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced that it cutting the cost of two of its prescription brand insulins, Humalog and Humulin, by 70%, and capping out-of-pocket costs for privately insured patients at $35 a month. Competing...
Mar 6, 2023 | Access solution, Access solutions, MedBen Rx, Medicare, Research, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Rx Spending, Savings, Specialty Drugs
Employers pay up to 30 times as much for specialty drugs than Medicare does, new research finds. According to the JAMA Health Forum, for the 10 most commonly used specialty drugs, employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) plans paid prices up to 3,350%...
Feb 21, 2023 | Comparative Effectiveness, MedBen Rx, Research, Rx Advertising, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Rx Spending, TruDataRx
Drug companies spend $6 billion per year on direct-to-consumer ads with the goal of getting patients to ask their doctors to prescribe drugs that, in many instances, cost substantially more but are less effective than their current medications. And with no comparative...
Feb 3, 2023 | Gene therapy, Inflation, MedBen Rx, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Rx Spending, Savings, Specialty Drugs
Even though health care costs have not seen the same rate of inflation as other industries, that’s about to change. Fortunately, MedBen has a variety of inflation-hedging solutions to counter rising costs. As a recent Self-Insurer article notes, health care costs...
