The Facts
Costs from poor medication adherence are estimated to exceed $100 billion annually.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Second FAQ on V-BID in Connection with Preventive Care Benefits.
- December 28, 2010, Federal Request for Information on V-BID: The Center is gathering information for our response, and providing resources for other responders.
- United States Department of Labor, Value-Based Insurance Design in Connection with Preventive Care Benefits.
- Commonwealth Fund, October 26, 2010. Health Care Opinion Leaders'
Views on Transparency and Pricing.
- Institute of Medicine, October 9, 2010. V-BID Center's Michael Chernew Elected to the Institute of Medicine.
- Group Health, October 4, 2010. Incentives studied to align care, coverage, and wellness.
> Read Abstract - Newsweek, September 29, 2010. Health Costs Seen Hitting Five-Year High
- The Commonwealth Fund, September 13, 2010. Study: Little Link Between Physician Information and Quality of Care.
- California Healthline, September 9, 2010. Health Spending To Increase Moderately Under Reform Law.
- insurancenews.net, August 17, 2010. NAIC Approves Form For MLR Financial Reporting Requirements.
> View Blanks - iHealthBeat, August 9, 2010. Senate VA Panel OKs Bill To Waive Veterans' Copays for Telehealth.
- Business Wire, July 29, 2010. TriZetto Briefs Capitol Hill on Value-Based Insurance Design.
- Value-Based Insurance Design discussed as part of July 14th Institute for e-Health Policy Capitol Hill Congressional Seminar.
- Department of Health and Human Services, July 14, 2010. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a preliminary version of interim final regulations (IFR) setting forth the preventive care requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
- University of Michigan Press Release, April 1, 2010. U-M's concept of Value-based Insurance Design included in health reform law.
- Detroit Now, March 17, 2010. U-M center plays key role in Medicare proposal.
- CQ HEALTHBEAT NEWS, June 2009. Focus Should be on Cost-Effectiveness of Chronic Disease Prevention Programs, Experts Say. (PDF)
- Population Health Insider, April 2009. Page 11, VBID may have a place in healthcare reform. Vol. 2, No. 4 (PDF)
- March 20, 2009. Commonwealth Fund Quality Matters Podcast: Increasing the Value of Health Care
Listen to an Interview with Dr. A. Mark Fendrick. - March 3, 2009. Immediate Options Exist to Integrate Value-Based Insurance Design into Medicare Part D. (PDF)
Read Press Release - February 6, 2009. Senator Debbie Stabenow and Representative John Dingell Host Congressional Staff Briefing “Value-Based Insurance Design: Restoring Health to the Health Care Reform Debate”
View Dr. Fendrick's PowerPoint presentation from the briefing (2.26MB PDF) - Press Release - May 22, 2008. Appointment of Michael Chernew, Ph.D., Founding Director of the Center and Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) (PDF)
- May 14, 2008. Michael Chernew, PhD, testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee's Subcommittee on Health, entitled "Cost Sharing in Health Care Markets." (PDF)
