V-BID Update: Free V-BID Summit Registration Now Open! Healthcare Costs Burden Americans

2024 V-BID Summit - Register Now!
- $2K Medicare Part D Cap Could Reduce Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs for Over 1M Beneficiaries
- Decline in HDHP Enrollment, Concern Over Out-of-Pocket Costs
- Health Centers Can Make the Switch to Value-Based Payment But Need Assistance
- Why Affordability Is the Big Tent [...]

Vbidcenter2024-03-04T23:54:57+05:00March 4th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Free V-BID Summit Registration Now Open! Efforts to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs

- 2024 V-BID Summit – Register Now!
- House Panel OKs Bipartisan Preventive Health Measures Analysis
- Insulin As Preventive Care: Why Not Eliminate Cost-Sharing?
- Why Are Patients Getting Billed for a ‘Free’ Checkup?
- Braidwood v. Becerra Virtual Policy Briefing[...]

V-BID Interns2024-03-04T23:43:03+05:00February 17th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: V-BID Summit Registration Now Open; Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs

- Health Insurance Premiums are Eating Into Worker Wages
- Naloxone Out-of-Pocket Costs Decreased Between 2018 and 2022
- Why Cost-Sharing on Its Own Will Not Fix Health Care Costs
- Benefit Design and Reimbursement Rates May Increase Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
- Majority of People in Debt to US Hospitals Have Health Insurance[...]

Vbidcenter2024-02-01T01:56:12+05:00February 1st, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Direct to Consumer Care

- Few Older Adults Use Direct-to-Consumer Health Services
- Notable USPSTF Final Recommendations in 2023
- Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs for PrEP Threaten Key Strategy in Ending the HIV Pandemic
- Few Hospitals Achieve Equitable Readmission Rates
- Lower-Income People are More Likely to Report Negative Outcomes [...]

Vbidcenter2024-02-06T01:59:08+05:00January 16th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Forbes Article Endorses V-BID, New Video Addresses Equity Implications of Braidwood

Happy Holidays from the V-BID Center!
- Value-Based Patient Cost-Sharing for Prescription Drugs Needs Broader Implementation
- Innovation Center Announces Changes to MA VBID Model for 2025
- CMS Must Obtain Clinician Input Today to Prevent Access Barriers Tomorrow
- New V-BID Center Video: Equity Implications of Braidwood v. Becerra [...]

V-BID Interns2024-01-08T23:56:28+05:00December 14th, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Reducing Low-Value Care, Coverage Doesn’t Hinder High Patient Costs

- Why Do We Pay So Much For Worthless Care?
- Tackling Overtreatment and Overspending in U.S. Health Care
- Value-Based Formulary-essentials Associated with Reduced Low-Value Drug Use
- How Employers Can Make the Most of Today's Delivery Transformation
- High Out-Of-Pocket Burdens, Medical Debt, And Financial Barriers Post-ACA

V-BID Interns2024-01-09T01:10:09+05:00November 29th, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Center Update: Health Care Unaffordable Even for Insured, 2024 V-BID Summit

- Thune-Carper Bill Would Expand Access to High-Value Services
- Americans Can't Afford Their Health Care Regardless of Coverage
- Workers Are Concerned About Health Care Affordability
- Americans Downgrading Insurance Plans to Cope with Rising Costs
- Employers Eye Deductible-Free Plans [...]

Vbidcenter2023-11-13T06:50:38+05:00November 9th, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Center Update: Growth in CMMI MA V-BID Model, State Employee V-BID Plans, 2024 Summit

- CMS Medicare Advantage V-BID Model Phase II Progress Report
- Value-Based Insurance Design in Connecticut and Minnesota
- IVI Releases Report on Centering Equity in Value-Based Care
- Strategies to Advance Women’s Health Equity
- 2024 V-BID Summit Save-the-Date [...]

V-BID Interns2024-01-09T01:19:37+05:00October 19th, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: CMS Sees Spike in 2024 MA V-BID Model Participation

CMS Announces Large Growth in 2024 MA V-BID Model Participation
- Hospital Health Care Prices Don’t Match Online and by Phone
- Women Pay Billions More Out-of-Pocket for Health Care
- The Impact of PBMs on High Drug Costs
- Biden Administration to Ban Medical Debt From Americans’ Credit Scores [...]

V-BID Interns2024-01-09T01:39:47+05:00October 3rd, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Center Update: IRA Impact on Out-of-Pocket Costs, Cost-Sharing in HDHPs

- How To Make Sure The Inflation Reduction Act Works For All Patients
- Inflation Reduction Act Addresses Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
- Approved, but Not Covered: Insurance Coverage is Essential to Health Equity
- Preventive Services and ACA Protections: An Opportunity for Health Equity
- California Lawmakers Consider Plan to Cap Naloxone Cost at $10 [...]

V-BID Interns2023-11-09T20:27:13+05:00September 13th, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Center Update: Equity Implications of Braidwood, IRA Impact on Out-of-Pocket Costs

- V-BID Center Infographic: Clinical and Equity Implications of Braidwood v. Becerra
- Limited Upside for Employers to Resume Cost-Sharing on Preventive Services
- Diverse Group of HCOs Support Government’s Effort to Reverse Braidwood v. Becerra
- Patients May Miss Out on Free Coverage of Cancer Screenings and Vaccinations
- Better Care Associated with Medicaid Expansion [...]

V-BID Interns2023-11-09T20:54:18+05:00August 21st, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Center Update: Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act Approved by Ways and Means, Updates on Braidwood and V-BID X

- R. 3800: Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act
- EBRI Report: Implications of Braidwood v. Becerra
- Preventive Services Still in Place after Court Agreement
- Are We Any Closer to V-BID X?
- Health Insurers Play a Key Role in Health Equity
- Nebraska Limits Insulin Costs [...]

V-BID Interns2023-11-09T19:41:00+05:00June 23rd, 2023|Center Updates, News|

Press Release: Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act Approved by U.S. House Ways and Means Committee

The Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800), was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and approved by the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee by a vote of 34-6.

V-BID Interns2023-06-17T00:07:59+05:00June 9th, 2023|News, Press Releases|

V-BID Center Update: Braidwood Impact and Webinar; Out-of-Pocket Costs Deter Care

- Brief: Clinical and Equity Implications of Braidwood v. Becerra
- Use of ACA Preventive Care Potentially Affected by Braidwood v. Becerra
-Braidwood v. Becerra Webinar
-Preventive Care Coverage at a Crossroads
-2% of Adults Reported Not Taking Medication as Prescribed Due to Cost

V-BID Interns2023-11-09T20:56:27+05:00June 5th, 2023|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Center Update: Braidwood v. Becerra Update and Webinar; Efforts to Enhance Equity

- Patient Groups Support Court of Appeals Decision to Stay Braidwood v. Becerra Ruling
- Court Decision Could Lead to More than 22 Million Women Losing Access to Mammogram Screenings
- Most Employers Intend to Keep Preventive Services Even after Texas ACA Ruling
- AHCJ Webinar Recording Available: Covering the Lawsuit That Could Limit Free Preventive Care
- Upcoming Event: Braidwood v. Becerra Webinar [...]

V-BID Interns2023-11-09T20:58:34+05:00May 23rd, 2023|Center Updates, News|
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