V-BID Center Update: June 2022
California V-BID Plan Improves Engagement and Quality at No Added Cost
Press Release: Media Attention, New Publication Highlights Coverage Gap for Cancer Screening Follow-Up Care
This week, national media stories and a new JAMA Network Open publication bring attention to the problem of cost-related barriers for follow-up evaluations for post-initial cancer screening, as well as the clinical and economic benefits of policies that remove these impediments.
V-BID Center Update: Late May 2022
Reducing Low-Value Care: New Report from 4 State APCDs
V-BID Center Update: May 2022
Video: Enhancing Equity by Reducing Low-Value Care, White House Prioritizes Medical Debt Relief
V-BID Center Update: April 2022
Watch 2022 V-BID Summit; Addressing Health Equity
V-BID Center Update: March 2022
One week to Register for V-BID Summit; CMS Launches Equity Initiative
V-BID Center Update: Late February 2022
2022 Virtual Summit; Removing Barriers to Cancer Screening
V-BID Center Update: February 2022
Register for 2022 Virtual Summit; More Preventive Services Covered without Cost-Sharing
V-BID Center Update: January 2022
2022 Summit; Guidance Eliminates Cost Sharing for COVID Testing and Follow up Colonoscopy
Press Release: Biden Administration Guidance Reaffirms No Out-of-Pocket Costs for COVID Testing and Eliminates Cost-Sharing for Colonoscopy
The Biden Administration has released Frequently Asked Questions Part 51 regarding implementation of the ACA, FFCRA, Coronavirus Aid Relief, and CARES Act. The guidance reaffirmed no out-of-pocket costs for COVID testing as well as the elimination of cost-sharing for colonoscopies following a positive non-invasive colorectal cancer screening test.
V-BID Center Update: December 2021
Build Back Better Act includes V-BID, New Equity Infographic
V-BID Center Update: November 2021
Our November 2021 newsletter features policy developments, literature items, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives throughout November.
Press Release: V-BID Highlighted in CMMI Strategy
October 20, 2021– the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI) has released a white paper detailing its strategic direction for the next decade.
Press Release: Employers Increase Patient Access to Preventive Care for Chronic Conditions
New NPC-funded research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has found that many employers would like to further broaden pre-deductible coverage for medications and health services used to treat common chronic conditions.
V-BID Center Update: Enhancing Health Equity and the ACA Preventive Services Mandate
Our September 2021 newsletter features policy developments, literature items, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives throughout September.