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V-BID Update: V-BID Center Update: Drug Price Negotiation Begins, Medicare Advantage Targets Low-Value Care

- Register Now! 2026 V-BID Summit
- Health Care Costs Top the Public’s Economic Worries as the Runup to the Midterms Begins
- Our Darwinian Approach to Healthcare Costs
- Charting a Path Forward for Healthcare Affordability – Policy Solutions
- First 10 Medicare-Negotiated Drug Prices Have Taken Effect: Are Seniors Really Saving Money? [...]

Vbidcenter2026-02-28T00:29:06+05:00February 11th, 2026|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Medicare Drug Policy Shifts, Patient Cost Exposure Grows

- Register Now! 2026 V-BID Summit
- Working families spend nearly $4,000 annually on health care: Study
- Out-of-Pocket Spending for Biologic Drugs After Biosimilar Competition for Medicare Patients
- Medicare Recipients to Lose Access to Service at End of the Month
- Spreading Drug Costs Over the Year May Ease Financial Burden for Medicare Cancer Patients [...]

Vbidcenter2026-02-27T23:49:52+05:00January 28th, 2026|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Patient Costs, Drug Access, and Coverage Changes

- CMS Tests New Medicare Coverage Model for Weight Loss Drugs
- Declining Part D Plan Availability May Affect Beneficiaries
- Cervical Cancer Guideline Recommends Full Coverage of Follow-up Services
- Medical Debt Burdens Differ by Race and Affect Health
- Employer-Sponsored Insurance Shows Persistent Cost Differences by Size [...]

Vbidcenter2026-02-27T23:53:37+05:00January 15th, 2026|Center Updates, News|

Friday, November 21, 2025: Midwest AMCP 2025 Chicago Day of Education

Midwest AMCP Chicago Day of Education Weighing the Evidence: Clinical & Economic Outcomes of Weight Loss GLP-1s On Friday, November 21, 2025, V-BID Center director, Mark Fendrick, M.D., participated in a panel discussion [...]

Vbidcenter2025-11-21T01:07:18+05:00November 13th, 2025|Events, Other Events|

V-BID Update: Rising Outpatient Deductibles, Medicare and Employer Health Trends

- Outpatient Deductibles Surge and Drive Higher Patient Costs
- Majority of Americans Still Shelling Out More for Care
- Fewer Plan Choices and Higher Costs Ahead for Medicare Advantage in 2026
- What Drives Beneficiaries to Switch Between MA and FFS Plans?
- State-by-State Differences in Medicare Drug Cost Burden [...]

Vbidcenter2026-03-04T08:42:32+05:00October 30th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

Wednesday, October 29, 2025: University of Michigan HMP 610 Guest Lecture

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, V-BID Center director, A. Mark Fendrick, presented to the students of University of Michigan School of Public Health HMP 610: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health. 

Vbidcenter2025-10-28T00:14:31+05:00October 28th, 2025|Events|

Tuesday, October 21, 2025: University of Michigan HMP 660 Guest Lecture

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, V-BID Center director, A. Mark Fendrick, presented to the students of University of Michigan School of Public Health HMP 660: Economics of Health Management and Policy.

Vbidcenter2025-10-21T13:10:05+05:00October 21st, 2025|Events|

V-BID Update: OBBB Expands HSA Coverage; Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs

- OBBB Expands HSA Access and Makes Telehealth Flexibility Permanent
- Prescription Drug Price Controls: Unintended Consequences for Medicare Patients
- Record Number of Adults Struggle to Afford Health Care and Medications
- Health Care Costs Reach $1,425 in Out of Pocket Spending
- Prescription Medication Costs Continue to Burden Americans

Vbidcenter2026-03-04T08:43:12+05:00July 17th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Senate Bill Aims to Eliminate Out-of-Pocket Costs for Childbirth, HSA Expansion

- New Whitepaper: Episode-Based Cost-Sharing
- New Bipartisan U.S. Senate Bill Seeks to Eliminate Out-of-Pocket Costs for Childbirth
- Expanded HSA Benefits Could Boost Healthcare Savings Under New GOP Tax Plan
- Make American Health Care Affordable Again
- Virtual Mental Health Tools Improve Outcomes but Raise Costs for Employers and Plans [...]

Vbidcenter2026-03-04T08:43:41+05:00June 10th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: New CMS Strategy includes V-BID, Rising Costs

- CMS Innovation Center Strategy to Make America Healthy Again Includes V-BID
- Cancer Costs Deplete Life Savings for Many Patients
- Out-of-Pocket Drug Spending Hit $98B in 2024
- Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Caregiving in Healthcare
- Financial Anxiety Reaches Record Levels Amid Healthcare Access Challenges [...]

Vbidcenter2026-03-04T08:43:55+05:00May 16th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

Thursday, May 15, 2025: University of Chicago Lecture

University of Chicago Public Health Sciences Value-Based Insurance Design Lecture On Thursday, May 15, 2025,  V-BID Center director, A. Mark Fendrick, presented to the students of the University of Chicago Public Health Sciences. Dr. Fendrick’s presentation, [...]

Vbidcenter2025-05-15T18:19:11+05:00May 15th, 2025|Events|

V-BID Update: Supreme Court Hears Kennedy v. Braidwood Arguments

- Supreme Court Case Could Disrupt Free Preventive Healthcare Access
- Vaccine Access and Coverage at Risk Amid Rising Infectious Disease Cases
- ACA Enrollment at Record High, But Policy Changes Could Raise Costs
- Remote Monitoring Use Grows Amid Concerns Over Value and Cost Alignment
- Cancer Rates Decline, but Disparities Remain [...]

Vbidcenter2026-03-04T08:44:09+05:00May 8th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

Wednesday, April 23, 2025: University of Michigan Lena M. Chen Research Conference

University of Michigan Division of General MedicineLena M. Chen Research Conference On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, the V-BID Center director, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, presented to attendees of the University of Michigan Division of General [...]

Vbidcenter2025-04-23T20:29:51+05:00April 22nd, 2025|Events, Other Events|

V-BID Update: Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Case, Healthcare Cost Crisis

- Supreme Court Case Could Disrupt Free Preventive Healthcare Access
- 35% of U.S. Adults Cannot Afford Health Care
- U.S. Adults are Still Behind on Cancer Screenings
- Unnecessary Imaging Scans Contributing To Climate Change
- Copay Waivers Boost Medication Adherence for Low-Income Medicare Members [...]

Vbidcenter2026-03-04T08:44:50+05:00April 17th, 2025|Center Updates, News|
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