On October 6/7, 2015, the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design held its 10th Anniversary V-BID Summit entitled: A Decade of Transforming the Health Care Cost Discussion from ‘How Much’ to ‘How Well.’
This interactive timeline highlights the numerous V-BID achievements in 2015. From the passing of legislation, to the announcement of a V-BID demonstration in Medicare Advantage, to a 10th Anniversary V-BID Summit, 2015 was a standout year for V-BID.
"Improving Consumers' Access to High-Value Health Care: Value-Based Insurance Design and alignment with delivery system reform" Senate Briefing Details SD-G11 Dirksen Senate Office Building Tuesday, July 21st 10:00 AM- 11:00 [...]
On Wednesday, December 9th, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, V-BID Center Director, spoke at the Diabetes Prevention Program Payer-Provider Summit, hosted by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. The summit brought together payers, providers, CMMI [...]
Choosing a Health Plan? Check out our new Whiteboard Video! The University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) is pleased to introduce our very first student-created whiteboard video, Goldilocks Chooses a Health Plan. [...]
News Update: CMS Announces Medicare Advantage V-BID Model Test On September 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a program to test Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The program will examine the [...]
Washington, DC – The Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors Act of 2015 (HR 2570) was passed by the US House of Representatives on June 17th. This bipartisan legislation includes a V-BID demonstration [...]
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 [...]
