Testimonies

On Tuesday, February 9th, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, V-BID Center Director, testified before the Michigan Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services in Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Fendrick discussed opportunities to improve the health of Michigan residents through the utilization of value-based services and performance metrics, as well as how clinically nuanced cost-sharing has been an effective way to improve value and creates an opportunity for broad innovation in the Medicaid space.  Value-based insurance design (V-BID) principles are included in the Healthy Michigan Plan for Medicaid expansion, as outlined in the V-BID Center's Michigan Medicaid brief. The Hearing announcement can be accessed here. More Hearing materials are available below:   Presentation  Slides      Clinical Nuance Infographic   

Washington, D.C. - The V-BID Center's Director, A. Mark Fendrick, MD, testified at the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  The hearing was titled “Improving Quality, Lowering Costs:  The Role of Health Care Delivery System Reform.”  Dr. Fendrick’s testimony described the role of V-BID in health care delivery innovation and the emergence of clinically nuanced approaches as a means to improve health outcomes and 'bend the cost curve.' A video of the testimony is available.  Dr. Fendrick’s testimony begins at 2:08:00. Additional testimony resources are available below: