IlluminateHR Podcast Features V-BID Center founder, Dr. A Mark Fendrick
This week’s episode of IlluminateHR, an engaging Human Resources podcast, features the innovative concept that is value-based insurance design.
Press Release: Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate
January 15, 2020– Today, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Tom Carper (D-DE), reintroduced the Chronic Disease Management Act in the United States Senate (S. 3200).
Breaking: MA V-BID Enrollment Tripled for 2020 & New Opportunities for 2021
December 19, 2019 – Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced strong participation in the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (MA V-BID) model and released information on Medicare hospice benefits in CY 2021.
V-BID Center in the News: December 2019
This December, the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design was featured in the publications of The Health Care Blog and Fierce Healthcare.
Press Release: Tradeoffs, a New Health Policy Podcast, Features V-BID
This week’s episode of TradeOffs, a new national podcast that brings listeners engaging stories about our toughest health policy challenges, will highlight the V-BID story, from its conception at an Ann Arbor restaurant to major policy achievements in Washington, DC.
V-BID Center Winter 2019 Update: Policies to Help Patients with High Deductibles & Other News
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from late October of 2019 through mid-December 2019.
V-BID Center Fall 2019 Update: Executive Order and Other News
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from July of 2019 through mid-October 2019.
Press Release: US Treasury Announces HSA Guidance
July 17, 2019 — In response to a June Executive Order, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released Notice 2019-45, a guidance allowing HSA-HDHP plans the flexibility to cover specified medications and services used to treat chronic diseases prior to meeting the plan deductible.
Press Release: Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Introduced in Congress
Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Tom Carper (D-DE), introduced the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 in the Senate (S. 1948), followed by the introduction of the companion bill in the House of Representatives (H.R. 3709) by Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Tom Reed (R-NY).
V-BID Center Policy Update Summer 2019
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from mid-February to early July 2019.
Press Release: Executive Order, Senate Legislation Enable Innovation in HSA-HDHPs
On June 24, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order, and Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Carper (D-DE) introduced bipartisan legislation that allow health savings account eligible high-deductible health plans (HSA-HDHPs) the flexibility to cover essential medications and services used to treat chronic diseases prior to meeting the plan deductible.
AJMC Screen Door
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), spoke at the HealthCare 21 Business Coalition’s annual forum in Knoxville, TN.
V-BID Center Spring 2019 Update: Summit Recap and News
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from the end of 2018 through mid-February 2019.
Putting Patients First: Morning Consult Releases Drug Rebate Op-Ed
February 25, 2019 – The Morning Consult has published an opinion-editorial co-authored by V-BID Center Director, Dr. A Mark Fendrick, and President & CEO of the PAN Foundation, Dan Klein.
V-BID Center Winter 2019 Update: Low-Value Care Webinar and Policy News
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from the end of 2018 through mid-February 2019.