Wasington, DC -- On Wednesday, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201) into law. Among other stipulations, this legislation eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing.
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from the end of mid-February to early March.
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from the end of January to mid-February.
On February 7, 2020, the V-BID Center's A. Mark Fendrick presented to the Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) Policy Fellows in Ann Arbor, MI.
In the proposed 2021 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters rule, released on January 31, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared broad support for the inclusion of V-BID principles in marketplace health plans.
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from mid-December, 2019 through the end of January, 2020.
View 2019 highlights from the V-BID Center.
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.
Wednesday, December 18th: HSA Preventive Care Benefits Guidance Webinar On Wednesday, December 18th, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), presented as part of the National Alliance’s HSA Preventive Care Benefits Guidance Webinar. His presentation is available below. Dr. Fendrick's Presentation Press Release: US Treasury Announces HSA Guidance HSA-HDHP Initiative V-BID X Initiative Low-Value Care Initiative FierceHealthcare Op-Ed The Health Care Blog Op-Ed More Information on V-BID
On Wednesday, December 11th, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Benefit Design Summit.
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.
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.
On Friday, December 6th, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), presented to the Center for Healthcare Outcomes & Policy (CHOP) at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan.
On Wednesday, December 4th, 2019, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), presented to Connecticut's High Deductible Health Plan Task Force.
On Friday, November 15th, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), spoke in Dr. Gail Wilensky's "Health Economics and U.S. Health Policy" graduate course at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy.
