Dr. Mark Fendrick discusses how the Geisinger V-BID Program leads to savings by eliminating drug co-payments A study published in the February 2016 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care investigated the potential [...]
On Tuesday, February 23rd, 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In response to the recent CMS RFI regarding implementing V-BID in MA, MA-PD plans, the V-BID Center has submitted comments substantively exploring this option. We hope that you will share this document with interested parties. [...]
Monday, October 20, 2014. Washington, DC. Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) announced that V-BID Center Director, A. Mark Fendrick, MD, has been elected to join its membership. Election to the IOM is considered one [...]
V-BID Center Director, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick was recently a featured guest on “Understanding Healthcare with Paula Zahn.” Both the preview and full-length episode are available online.
