Press Release: CARES Act Expands COVID-19 Testing Coverage
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into into law on March 25, 2020.
Press Release: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Eliminates Cost-Sharing for COVID-19 Testing
Wasington, DC -- On Wednesday, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201) into law. Among other stipulations, this legislation eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing.
BREAKING NEWS: New CMS Model Dramatically Reduces Insulin-Related Out-of-Pocket Costs
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a new model, Part D Senior Savings, dramatically reducing insulin-related out-of-pocket costs for 3 million Medicare beneficiaries.
BREAKING NEWS: IRS Responds to COVID-19 by Eliminating Cost-Sharing for Screening, Testing, and Vaccination
Breaking News: On March 11, 2020 IRS issued guidance (Notice 2020-15, High Deductible Health Plans and Expenses Related to COVID-19) confirming that health plans and employers may reduce or eliminate cost-sharing for COVID-19 screening, treatment, and vaccination, including for Americans enrolled in high-deductible health plans coupled with Health Savings Accounts.
V-BID Center Update: Health Plans Waive Cost Sharing on COVID-19 Testing, Universal HCV Screening, and More
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from the end of mid-February to early March.
V-BID Center Late Winter 2020 Update: HHS Proposed Rule Includes Broad Support for V-BID & More
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from the end of January to mid-February.
V-BID Center Midwinter 2020 Update: Our 2019 Year In Review, HSA-HDHP Legislation & More
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from mid-December, 2019 through the end of January, 2020.
V-BID Principles Save Diabetics Over $1K
This week, the cost-saving principles of V-BID have made headlines. Fortune Magazine highlights how the V-BID Center‘s successes in policy enable high-deductible insurance plans to cover the cost of essential services. Reuters News reports on how CVS is putting V-BID principles into practice with the launch of a new program.
IlluminateHR Podcast Features V-BID Center founder, Dr. A Mark Fendrick
This week’s episode of IlluminateHR, an engaging Human Resources podcast, features the innovative concept that is value-based insurance design.
Press Release: Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate
January 15, 2020– Today, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Tom Carper (D-DE), reintroduced the Chronic Disease Management Act in the United States Senate (S. 3200).
Breaking: MA V-BID Enrollment Tripled for 2020 & New Opportunities for 2021
December 19, 2019 – Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced strong participation in the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (MA V-BID) model and released information on Medicare hospice benefits in CY 2021.
V-BID Center in the News: December 2019
This December, the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design was featured in the publications of The Health Care Blog and Fierce Healthcare.
Press Release: Tradeoffs, a New Health Policy Podcast, Features V-BID
This week’s episode of TradeOffs, a new national podcast that brings listeners engaging stories about our toughest health policy challenges, will highlight the V-BID story, from its conception at an Ann Arbor restaurant to major policy achievements in Washington, DC.
V-BID Center Winter 2019 Update: Policies to Help Patients with High Deductibles & Other News
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from late October of 2019 through mid-December 2019.
V-BID Center Fall 2019 Update: Executive Order and Other News
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from July of 2019 through mid-October 2019.