V-BID Update: HSA-HDHP Bills Introduced to Congress; What’s Next for MA V-BID?

- The End of Medicare's V-BID Model: Costs, Challenges, and Future Prospects
- House of Representatives Bills Introduced to Expand Coverage in HSA-HDHPs
- The Future of Value-Based Insurance Design in Medicare After the MA V-BID Model
- Advocates Push for Medicare and Medicaid to Cover Anti-Obesity Medications
- Can Mandatory Value-Based Payment Models Improve Health Equity?

Vbidcenter2025-02-15T02:09:04+05:00February 18th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Implications of Inflation Reduction Act, V-BID Summit Registration Open

- Trump Executive Order invalidates Biden's $2 Generic Drug Proposal
- Prescription Drug Policy, 2024-2025/br>
- Medicare Reforms Necessitate More Formulary Oversight/br>
- Drug Price Negotiation Requires Oversight to Protect Older Americans/br>
- Medicare's New $2K Cap on Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs Could Save Patients Thousands [...]

Vbidcenter2025-01-24T22:47:44+05:00January 27th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Braidwood v. Becerra Decision Expected by June

- Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obamacare's Preventive Care Coverage
- State of Minnesota to Conduct Study of Low-Value Care Health Services
- Medical Debt Will Soon be Banned on Credit Reports
- Climate Resilience and the Promise of Value-Based Care
- Strategies to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care [...]

Vbidcenter2025-01-14T23:17:54+05:00January 14th, 2025|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: MA V-BID Model Coming to an End; HDHP Enrollment Rises

- CMMI MA V-BID Model to End After 2025
- HDHP Enrollment Shows Significant Change
- Braidwood v. Becerra Increases Uncertainty for Cancer Screening Coverage
- Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Pregnancy and Abortion
- Coverage of Obesity Medications Can Make America Healthier (Again)

Vbidcenter2025-01-24T03:43:50+05:00December 31st, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: Musk Highlights Billions in Healthcare Waste; Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs

- Elon Musk Spotlights Wasteful Healthcare Spending
- Comparing MA OOP Costs with FFS Medicare
- Economic Evidence on cost-Sharing and Alternative Insurance Design
- Sharing Responsibility for Health Care Successes and Failures
- Older Americans More Likely to Skip Care, Pay More

Vbidcenter2025-01-14T23:11:46+05:00December 11th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

V-BID Update: 2025 V-BID Summit March 12, Telehealth Doesn’t Increase Low-Value Care

- 2025 V-BID Summit Save-the-Date
- Higher Telehealth Use Does Not Lead to More Low-Value Care
- Standardized Patient Communication and Low-Value Spinal Imaging
- Spending on Low-Value Care Increased in Virginia During the Pandemic
- IRA Cuts Drug Costs and Spreads Out Payments

Vbidcenter2024-11-12T19:00:56+05:00November 12th, 2024|Center Updates, News|

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|
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