V-BID Update: IRA Drug Out-of-Pocket Cap Saves Enrollees $1B

- Inflation Reduction Act Saves Medicare Enrollees Nearly $1B
- Medicare Reforms Guide Available from PAN Foundation
- IRS Guidance Expands List of Services Covered Pre-Deductible
- Consolidated Hospitals Tied to Patient Medical Debt
- All Parties Agree: Medical Debt is an Urgent Issue [...]

Vbidcenter2024-10-31T19:22:12+05:00October 31st, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: CMS Announces $2 Generic Drug List; Redefining Cancer Screening Coverage

Medicare $2 Drug List Model Request for Information
PAN Launches National Educational Campaign about Upcoming Medicare Reforms
CMS Moves All HIV PrEP Drugs to Part B

Protecting Medicare a Top Concern for More than Half of Americans in 2024

Report Highlights Behavioral Health Cost-Sharing in Medicare & Medicare Advantage

Vbidcenter2024-10-18T20:11:35+05:00October 17th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: H.R. 3800 Passed in House of Representatives, IRA Will Save Beneficiaries More than $1K

- Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800)
- Inflation Reduction Act Provision Will Save Seniors Over $1K Per Year
- Allowing Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices Remains Broadly Popular
- Voting is Critical to the Pursuit of Health Equity
- Data Shows Older Adults Face Financial Barriers to Prescription Drugs

Vbidcenter2024-10-08T22:33:11+05:00September 26th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Fulfilling IRA Promise to Reduce Drug Costs, Barriers to Care Among Incarcerated

- CMS Should Do More to Fulfill the IRA's Promise
- Nearly Half of Insured Americans Get Surprise Expenses in Medical Bills
- Health, Access, and Financial Barriers to Care Among Incarcerated People
- Let's Set Copays for Insulin at $0
- Reduced Cost Sharing and Medication Management Services for COPD
- KFF Examines Forces Likely to Shape Medicare Part D Premiums for 2025

Vbidcenter2024-10-08T22:38:03+05:00August 13th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Latest on Braidwood, Equitable Access to Anti-Obesity Drugs

- The Latest on Braidwood v. Becerra
- An Efficient Approach to Expand Equitable Access to Anti-Obesity Medications
- EHR Nudge May Reduce Unnecessary Breast Cancer Biopsies
- Out-of-Pocket Costs Substantial for Men with Abnormal Prostate Cancer Screening
- Nearly Half of Patients Miss or Avoid Care Due to Cost, Appointment Scheduling [...]

Vbidcenter2024-07-31T21:20:55+05:00August 1st, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Braidwood v Becerra Decision, Increasing Out-of-Pocket Costs, IRA Whitepaper

- What Does the Braidwood Decision Mean for ACA Preventive Care?
- The Threat to Preventive Services Just Got Worse
- New Paper Evaluates Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Medicare Part D
- Study Finds Mothers Pay More Out-of-Pocket When Pregnancy Crosses Two Calendar Years
- Half of U.S. Workers Financially Unprepared for Unexpected Medical Event [...]

Vbidcenter2024-07-16T00:57:23+05:00July 16th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Social and Economic Conditions of Health, Cost-Sharing Deters Naloxone Use, Braidwood Briefing

- 20th Anniversary of the First V-BID Mention in the Wall Street Journal
- IQVIA U.S. Use of Medicines Report
- Association Between Cost Sharing and Naloxone Prescription Dispensing
- Biden Administration Moves to Ban Medical Debt from Credit Reports
- Black and Hispanic Adults Less Likely to Receive Mental Health Services [...]

Vbidcenter2024-06-20T00:17:43+05:00June 20th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Financial Hardship of Cancer, HDHP Impact on Spending

- Per Person Health Care Spending Increased 19% from 2018
- States Address Surprise Hospital Facility Fees
- Lasting Financial Hardship Associated with Cancer Diagnosis
- Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care
- A Path to V-BID for Mental Health Care [...]

Vbidcenter2024-05-20T21:51:13+05:00May 21st, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Out-of-Pocket Cost Burden; Fulfilling the Promise of Health Equity

COPD Medication Nonadherence Tied to Drug Affordability
Michigan Programs Aim to Ease Burden of Medical Debt
36% of Americans Have Skipped a Healthcare Visit Due to Inability to Pay
Loosening Coverage Restrictions Improves Access in State Medicaid Program [...]

Vbidcenter2024-04-21T23:27:17+05:00April 21st, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Watch the 2024 V-BID Summit Recording!

- 2024 V-BID Summit Recording Available!
- 9 States Pass Bills to Fix Prior Authorization
- Medicare Households Spend More on Health Care Than Other Households
- How Health Care Behavior Has Changed Over Time [...]

Vbidcenter2024-03-19T00:36:12+05:00March 20th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Free V-BID Summit Registration Now Open! Healthcare Costs Burden Americans

2024 V-BID Summit - Register Now!
- $2K Medicare Part D Cap Could Reduce Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs for Over 1M Beneficiaries
- Decline in HDHP Enrollment, Concern Over Out-of-Pocket Costs
- Health Centers Can Make the Switch to Value-Based Payment But Need Assistance
- Why Affordability Is the Big Tent [...]

Vbidcenter2024-03-04T23:54:57+05:00March 4th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Free V-BID Summit Registration Now Open! Efforts to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs

- 2024 V-BID Summit – Register Now!
- House Panel OKs Bipartisan Preventive Health Measures Analysis
- Insulin As Preventive Care: Why Not Eliminate Cost-Sharing?
- Why Are Patients Getting Billed for a ‘Free’ Checkup?
- Braidwood v. Becerra Virtual Policy Briefing[...]

V-BID Interns2024-03-04T23:43:03+05:00February 17th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: V-BID Summit Registration Now Open; Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs

- Health Insurance Premiums are Eating Into Worker Wages
- Naloxone Out-of-Pocket Costs Decreased Between 2018 and 2022
- Why Cost-Sharing on Its Own Will Not Fix Health Care Costs
- Benefit Design and Reimbursement Rates May Increase Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
- Majority of People in Debt to US Hospitals Have Health Insurance[...]

Vbidcenter2024-02-01T01:56:12+05:00February 1st, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Direct to Consumer Care

- Few Older Adults Use Direct-to-Consumer Health Services
- Notable USPSTF Final Recommendations in 2023
- Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs for PrEP Threaten Key Strategy in Ending the HIV Pandemic
- Few Hospitals Achieve Equitable Readmission Rates
- Lower-Income People are More Likely to Report Negative Outcomes [...]

Vbidcenter2024-02-06T01:59:08+05:00January 16th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Forbes Article Endorses V-BID, New Video Addresses Equity Implications of Braidwood

Happy Holidays from the V-BID Center!
- Value-Based Patient Cost-Sharing for Prescription Drugs Needs Broader Implementation
- Innovation Center Announces Changes to MA VBID Model for 2025
- CMS Must Obtain Clinician Input Today to Prevent Access Barriers Tomorrow
- New V-BID Center Video: Equity Implications of Braidwood v. Becerra [...]

V-BID Interns2024-01-08T23:56:28+05:00December 14th, 2023|Center Updates, News|
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