Webinar: Low-Value Care 101
Join Dr. Mark Fendrick, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, and Beth Bortz, President and CEO of the Virginia Center for Health Innovation, as we discuss initiatives to address low-value care.
Wednesday,October 24th, 2018: Smarter Healthcare Coalition V-BID Summit
Achieving Value in Care Delivery: Policy, Politics, and Progress to Support Value-Based Design On Wednesday, October 24th, 2018, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), spoke at the SHCC V-BID Summit in Washington, DC. Dr. Fendrick spoke about how value-based insurance design can be used to reduce low-value care. You can view his presentation and the summit agenda below. Want to learn more about low-value care? Check out the following resources:
Wednesday, May 2, 2018: MBGH 38th Annual Conference
On Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), served as a keynote speaker for the Midwest Business Group on Health's 38th Annual Conference, "Breaking Barriers: Disruptive Innovation in Health Care & Benefits", held in Chigaco, IL. To view Dr. Fendrick's presentation, click the button below:
V-BID Center Receives the 2017 National Forum Public Policy Award
V-BID Center Director, A. Mark Fendrick, MD, and Executive Director of the National Forum, John Clymer The National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention annually recognizes individuals and organizations who have made exceptional contributions to heart disease and stroke prevention by effecting policy change on a national, state, or local level. The V-BID Center was recently honored with the 2017 National Forum Public Policy Award for “advancing value-based care and prevention through legislation and executive policy making. The Center’s development of policy proposals and persistence in educating policy makers has led to action by both Congress and the Administration, resulting in more people benefiting from high-value health care.” Previous recipients of the award include Partnership for Prevention, Claudia Louis of the American Heart Association, and Senator Tom Harkin.
Thursday, September 7, 2017: CCIIO Speaker Series
On Thursday, September 7, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), along with Dr. Michael Chernew, presented at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) in Bethesda, MD. CCIIO is the component of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) responsible for implementing the private health insurance portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The CCIIO speaker series highlights interesting work related to the individual market, both on- and off-exchange. View the resources below for more information.
Thursday, July 13: Congressional Briefing – The Cost and Value of Prescription Medicines
On Thursday, July 13, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization along with Biocom, Bio NJ, Bio Utah, CLSA, and other health organizations, co-hosted a congressional briefing at the House of Representatives in Washington, DC. Discussion surrounded the cost and value of prescription medicines to patients, caregivers, and our health care system.Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), gave a presentation on value-based medicine and drug pricing and savings in healthcare.View the resources below for more information on V-BID and Precision Medicine.
Tuesday, February 23: US Senate Committee on Armed Services
On Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, V-BID Center Director, testified before the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel. Dr. Fendrick discussed how the principles of value-based insurance design (V-BID) and clinical nuance can contribute positively to defense health care reform.The hearing announcement and testimony materials are available below:
February 9, 2016: MI Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on HHS Hearing
On Tuesday, February 9th, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, V-BID Center Director, testified before the Michigan Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services in Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Fendrick discussed opportunities to improve the health of Michigan residents through the utilization of value-based services and performance metrics, as well as how clinically nuanced cost-sharing has been an effective way to improve value and creates an opportunity for broad innovation in the Medicaid space. Value-based insurance design (V-BID) principles are included in the Healthy Michigan Plan for Medicaid expansion, as outlined in the V-BID Center's Michigan Medicaid brief. The Hearing announcement can be accessed here. More Hearing materials are available below: Presentation Slides AJMC Clinical Nuance Infographic