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.
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, MD, Director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID), spoke at the HealthCare 21 Business Coalition’s annual forum in Knoxville, TN.
February 25, 2019 – The Morning Consult has published an opinion-editorial co-authored by V-BID Center Director, Dr. A Mark Fendrick, and President & CEO of the PAN Foundation, Dan Klein.
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives from the end of 2018 through mid-February 2019.
The Drug Price Iceberg: More Than Meets the Eye When it comes to the political iceberg of drug prices, there is more than meets the eye. Policies that reduce prices but do not lower consumers’ [...]
Introducing V-BID 2.0: CMS Announces Updates to Medicare Advantage V-BID Demo January 18, 2019 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced transformative updates to the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (MA V-BID) model. These changes aim [...]
White House Report Urges Broader Coverage for Chronic Diseases in HSA-Qualified High-Deductible Health Plans On December 3rd, 2018, the White House released its 119-page report, Reforming America's Healthcare System Through Choice [...]
The American Medical Association Council on Medical Service and Council on Science and Public Health recently released a joint report that strongly endorsed value-based insurance design as a potential solution to align clinical and financial [...]
A Patient-Centered Approach to Medicare Drug Reform Dr. A Mark Fendrick, V-BID Center Director The Trump administration has recently proposed a number of sweeping changes to the Medicare program to curb [...]
This update features policy developments, media reports, and events supporting continued momentum for multiple V-BID Center initiatives.
New Cms Rule Provides More Flexibility for V-BID Benefitsin Medicare Advantage On April 16, 2018, CMS officially published their new rule for the Medicare program contract year 2019. This rule includes a reinterpretation of the [...]
On April 18, 2018, The American Journal of Managed Care's Managed Care Cast interviewed Dr. A. Mark Fendrick in a segment called Examining Consumer Cost Sharing and a Precision Benefit Design With Dr Mark Fendrick. This [...]
On March 28, 2018, the Morning Consult featured an op-ed written by V-BID Director, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick. The article, titled “The Health Care Spending Disconnect: Star Wars vs. Flintstones,” highlights the discrepancy between groundbreaking [...]
2018 NDAA Supports Precision Benefit Design for Pharmaceuticals On Tuesday, December 12, 2017, the President signed the $700 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018. The defense bill includes the incorporation of V-BID [...]
New Alexander-Murray bipartisan bill includes V-BID Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) reached an agreement on Tuesday, October 17th regarding their bipartisan bill to fund key insurance subsidies. The cost-sharing reduction payments [...]
