Jul 12, 2021 | MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Rx Costs, Savings, Transparency
Lack of disclosure is a common theme for many pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), be it with employers or state governments. From Benefits Pro: “At least a half-dozen states and the District of Columbia are investigating pharmacy benefit managers, The Wall Street...
Jun 28, 2021 | Announcements, Client Report, MedBen Rx, Prescription drugs, Rebates, Rx Costs, Rx Spending, Savings
The 2021 MedBen Client Report is now available for download at MedBen.com. In addition to detailing the ways that our clients are spending less on health care, this year’s Client Report highlights the priority MedBen places on client service: Members connect to a...
Jun 14, 2021 | Brand Name Drugs, Comparative Effectiveness, MedBen Rx, Prescription drugs, Rx Costs, Savings, Specialty Drugs
The prices of 260 popular brand-name prescription drugs rose 3% from 2019 to 2020 – twice as much as the 1.3% rate of inflation during the same period, according to a new AARP report. Their analysis also found that over the past 15 years, prices of 65 common brands...
Feb 5, 2021 | MedBen Rx, Mobile app, Online Services, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Rx Spending, Savings
Checking claims and benefits information is easier than ever through the MedBen Access mobile app. Search for “MedBen” in the Apple App Store or Google Play to download to your smartphone or tablet. In addition to claims status and benefit coverages, the app allows...
Jan 10, 2021 | Brand Name Drugs, MedBen Rx, Rx Costs, Rx prices, Specialty Drugs
GoodRx has compiled a list of drugs that saw manufacturer price increases in January 2021. In total, 589 drugs – all but seven of them brand-name medications – increased in price, by an average of 4.2%. Among the better known brand-name drugs on the list are Humira...
Dec 10, 2020 | MedBen Rx, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Rx Costs, Savings, Transparency
A Columbus Dispatch article outlines the struggles Ohio Medicaid has experienced in trying to “rein in the middlemen in the prescription drug supply chain” – pharmacy benefit managers. Their year-long effort to replace outsider PBMs with a state-run PBM has met with...
