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20 Years of impact V-BID Policy Achievements To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first V-BID publication, we have highlighted key V-BID policy developments over the last two decades. Scroll through the following list to see how V-BID policies have improved quality, enhanced patient experience, and promoted cost-containment.   Affordable Care Act Sections 2713 and 4105 of the Affordable Care Act March 2010 The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that health plans must provide coverage for specified evidence-based and preventive services without a copay or contribution toward a deductible. The Secretary of Health and Human Services was also given the authority to develop guidelines allowing employers and health insurers to utilize V-BID.  Read More Medicare Advantage CMS Announces Medicare Advantage V-BID Model Test September 2015 The 5-year demo will test the utility of structuring consumer cost-sharing to encourage patients to use high-value clinical services and providers. Scheduled to begin [...]

20 Years of impact V-BID Policy Achievements To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first V-BID publication, we have highlighted key V-BID policy developments over the last two decades. Scroll through the following list to see how V-BID policies have improved quality, enhanced patient experience, and promoted cost-containment.   Sections 2713 and 4105 of the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that health plans must provide coverage for specified evidence-based and preventive services without a copay or contribution toward a deductible. The Secretary of Health and Human Services was also given the authority to develop guidelines allowing employers and health insurers to utilize V-BID. Read More March 2010 CMS Final Rule 2334-F CMS finalizes rules giving state Medicaid programs greater flexibility to vary enrollee cost-sharing, allowing the possibility to implement a clinically nuanced cost-sharing model. Read More January 2014 CMS Announces Medicare Advantage V-BID Model [...]