VIRTUAL V-BID SUMMIT 2026 Employing Innovative Technology to Enhance Quality & Lower Spending Wednesday, March 11 | 12-4 PM EST The 2026 virtual V-BID Summit invites stakeholders to address the opportunities and challenges that arise [...]
- Approaches to Reducing Low-Value Care in Traditional Medicare
- Fee-for-Service Models Linked to Higher Odds of Low-Value Surgeries
- VA Clinicians Identify Key Drivers and Approaches to Low-Value Care
- CMS Launches MAHA ELEVATE Model
- CMMI ACCESS Model Aims to Expand Tech-Enabled Chronic Care [...]
- Save-the-Date! 2026 V-BID Summit
- Low-Value Care Persists Despite Risk-Based Payment Models in MA
- New CAP Act Aims to Cap Drug Cost-Sharing for Marketplace Enrollees
- Removing Cost-Sharing Increases Follow-Up Colonoscopy Completion
- High Patient Costs Drive Treatment Abandonment [...]
2026 Virtual V-BID Summit Sponsorship Opportunities We are now accepting sponsorship inquiries for the 2026 virtual V-BID Summit. All donations/sponsorships will be gratefully accepted, including amounts lower and higher than those listed below. Special consideration [...]
- CMMI’s New Strategic Direction: Three Priorities For Success
- CMS chooses 6 states for WISeR Model
- How Policymakers Across the Country Are Fighting the Health Care Affordability Crisis
- Medical Debt Follows Cancer Patients Years After Diagnosis
- Workers to bear brunt of health cost increases in 2026 [...]
Value-Based Insurance Design Lecture On Thursday, September 11, 2025, V-BID Center director, A. Mark Fendrick, presented to the University of Michigan Medical School Healthcare Administration Scholars. Dr. Fendrick spoke to attendees, residents from various disciplines [...]
Institute for Healthcare Policy & InnovationNational Clinical Scholars Program Lecture On Thursday, August 14, 2025, V-BID Center director, A. Mark Fendrick, presented to the IHPI National Clinical Scholars Program (NCSP).Dr. Fendrick's presentation, "Aligning Patient and [...]
- Expanded Coverage and Patient Navigation for Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening
- Court Nixes Leaving Medical Debt Off Credit Reports
- Medicare could save $3.6B without risk to older adults, study suggests
- Waste of the Day: “Low-Value” Medicare Treatments
- Mercer survey: Employers may make a return to healthcare cost-shifting strategies [...]
Presentation to Summer Internship Program On Thursday, July 31, 2025, V-BID Center director, A. Mark Fendrick, spoke to interns of the Michigan Clinical Outcomes Research and Reporting Program.Dr. Fendrick's presentation and associated resources are available [...]
- Recap of the 2025 Virtual V-BID Summit
- V-BID Models Advance Cost-Effective Care in Nigeria
- Medicare Part D Reforms Drive Awareness but Beneficiaries Seek More Information
- Low Premiums Often Come with High Deductibles
- Rising Patient Costs Associated with Copay Accumulator and Maximizer Programs
ALAN WEIL, JD, MPP Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute Alan Weil is senior vice president, public policy and director of the AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI), overseeing research on [...]
Jason Spangler, MD, MPH, FACPM President & CEO, innovation & Value research For two decades, Dr. Spangler, the Center for Innovation & Value Research’s (Center) President and Chief Executive Officer, has worked in the professional [...]
DAVID MIRKIN principal, healthcare management consultant and chief medical officer, milliman insight David is a principal, healthcare management consultant and Chief Medical Officer for the Milliman MedInsight data warehousing and decision support analytic tool system. [...]
SILAS MARTIN HEAD OF ACCESS AND POLICY RESEARCH, JOHNSON & JOHNSON INNOVATIVE MEDICINE Silas Martin, MS is the Head of Access and Policy Research at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, where he leads a team [...]
ANDREW CHASIN VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA Andy partners with regulators, policy makers, and government officials to advocate Blue Shield’s priorities, including expanded access to quality and affordable health care. Andy [...]
