WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015 (HR 2581) was passed by the Ways and Means Committee on June 2nd. This legislation would require the Secretary of Health [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would establish a Medicare Advantage (MA) demonstration program to evaluate how value-based insurance design (V-BID) could reduce MA [...]
Health Affairs Blog Post: "Beyond SGR: Aligning The Peanut Butter Of Payment Reform With The Jelly Of Consumer Engagement" Building on the bipartisan repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate physician reimbursement model, this Health Affairs blog [...]
Potential Role for “Clinically Nuanced” V-BID Plans in Private Exchanges Growth in Private Exchanges Employers are increasingly challenged to offer competitive benefits that attract and retain talent while simultaneously control employee health care costs. While [...]
For Immediate Release March 12, 2015, Ann Arbor, MI. Embracing prevention is a widely accepted part of the health care transition from volume to value. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates the [...]
V-BID's updated member profile and policy brief describe the Center's history, current private/public sector implementation measures, and future directions as a member of the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
Low premiums yet big bills – why high-deductible health plans need reformThis article was originally published on The Conversation.By Betsy Q Cliff, University of Michigan and A. Mark Fendrick, University of MichiganA few years ago, [...]
Responding to growing momentum for clinical nuance in Medicare Advantage, the V-BID Center has provided substantial comments on the recent CMS RFI regarding a V-BID demonstration project in Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Advantage prescription [...]
In response to the recent CMS RFI regarding implementing V-BID in MA, MA-PD plans, the V-BID Center has submitted comments substantively exploring this option. We hope that you will share this document with interested parties. [...]
Monday, October 20, 2014. Washington, DC. Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) announced that V-BID Center Director, A. Mark Fendrick, MD, has been elected to join its membership. Election to the IOM is considered one [...]
V-BID Center Director, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick was recently a featured guest on “Understanding Healthcare with Paula Zahn.” Both the preview and full-length episode are available online.
Medicare provides health insurance to 54 million elderly and disabled Americans. Enrollment is expected to increase rapidly in coming years, as 10,000 baby boomers becoming eligible for Medicare each day. However, without action, the costs [...]
Thursday, October 2, 2014, Washington, DC. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a request for information to innovate Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP), Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (MA-PD), Medicaid [...]
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, The American Journal of Managed Care published an editorial by Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, V-BID Center Director, and Dr. Gerry Oster, Vice President of Policy Analysis Inc. The piece, also featured in [...]
Washington, D.C. September 11, 2014 - U.S. Senators John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) introduced bipartisan legislation The Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) for Better Care Act of 2014 (S.2783). A summary of S.2783 is [...]
