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August 1, 2013 LANSING, MI - Yesterday’s 20-18 Senate vote made Michigan the 25th state in the nation to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.  The new plan—Healthy Michigan—will provide coverage to an additional 470,000 residents over the next several years.  Among the provisions of the Senate version of House Bill 4714, Healthy Michigan relies on Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) to improve access, control costs, and enhance personal responsibility. Section 105d(1)(e) permits health plans to waive copays “to promote greater access to services that prevent the progression and complications related to chronic disease.”  Health plans may also reduce enrollee contributions for meeting certain healthy behavior goals or addressing unhealthy behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use, substance use disorders, and obesity.  Moreover, Section 105d(1)(f) of the new law explicitly calls for the creation of a clinically nuanced value-based design:  “By July 1, 2014, design and implement a [...]

November 10, 2011 Washington, D.C. - The V-BID Center's Director, A. Mark Fendrick, MD, testified at the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  The hearing was titled “Improving Quality, Lowering Costs:  The Role of Health Care Delivery System Reform.”  Dr. Fendrick’s testimony described the role of V-BID in health care delivery innovation and the emergence of clinically nuanced approaches as a means to improve health outcomes and 'bend the cost curve.'