The Facts
Benefit design should consider reversing the trend of increases in patient copayments for services considered to be indicators of high quality care.
Featured News
The New York Times. Taking Risks to Cut Drug Costs.
Consumer Report survey reports that nearly half of people taking prescription drugs took some action to save money.
The New York Times, September 27, 2011. Taking Risks to Cut Drug Costs-
Kaiser Family Foundation
Average Annual Premiums for Family Health Benefits Top $15,000 in 2011, Substantially More than the Growth in Worker’s Wages.
Kaiser Family Foundation, 2011. Employer Health Benefits - 2011 Summary of Findings. 
Kaiser Health News, Clinical Nuance Essential To Essential Benefits Package.
V-BID Center's Mark Fendrick, MD offers view on how to optimize Essential Benefit Plans.
Kaiser Health News, September 15, 2011. Clinical Nuance Essential To Essential Benefits Package.
Kansas City-area value-based insurance design project reports savings after first year.
Nine of 15 Kansas City-area employers participating in a yearlong value-based insurance design project saved an average of $194 per employee by focusing on prevention and improving health status, the Kansas City Collaborative reported.
Business Insurance, September 15, 2011. Kansas City-area value-based plan project shows savings after first year..gif)
Employers Committed to Offering Health Care Benefits Today; Concerned About Viability of Insurance Exchanges
Between now and 2014, 49% of employers are planning or considering V-BID implementation.
Towers Watson, August 24, 2011. Employers Committed to Offering Health Care Benefits Today; Concerned About Viability of Insurance Exchanges.
Cut Medicare, Help Patients
Op-ed by Ezekiel Emanuel makes strong case for V-BID in Medicare.
The New York Times, August 22, 2011. Cut Medicare, Help Patients.
All News
- The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2011. Heart Attack? What Steps Can Prevent a Second One?
- HealthDay, November 14, 2011. More Heart Attack Patients Take Meds When They Are Free.
- ABC News, November 9, 2011. Attention Walmart Patients... Healthcare in Aisle 4?
- Healthcare Finance, November 4, 2011. Cost Concern.
- Kaiser Health News, October 31, 2011. $6.8 Billion Spent Yearly On 12 Unnecessary Tests And Treatments.
- The New York Times, September 27, 2011. Taking Risks to Cut Drug Costs.
- Kaiser Family Foundation, Employer Health Benefits. 2011 Summary of Findings.
- Kaiser Health News, September 15, 2011. Clinical Nuance Essential To Essential Benefits Package.
- Business Insurance, September 15, 2011. Kansas City-area value-based plan project report savings after first year.
- Towers Watson, August 24, 2011. Employers Committed to Offering Health Care Benefits Today; Concerned About Viability of Insurance Exchanges.
- Kaiser Family Foundation. Fact sheet outlines preventive services coverage without patient cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act.
- The New York Times, August 22, 2011. Cut Medicare, Help Patients.
- The New York Times, August 18, 2011. Connecticut Workers Approve Contract They Had Rejected.
- National Business Group on Health, August 18, 2011. Majority of Large Employers Revamping Health Benefit Programs for 2012, National Business Group on Health Survey Finds.
- HealthLeaders Media, August 2, 2011. HHS: No Co-Pays for Preventive Women's Health Services.
- Bloomberg, July 26, 2011. Medicare Drug Benefit Trims Spending on Hospitals, Study Finds.
- California Healthline, July 7, 2011. Study: Medicaid Contributes to Better Health for Beneficiaries.
- June 24, 2011. Aon Hewitt's 2011 Employer Health Care Report.
- June 21, 2011. CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick emphasizes importance of primary and secondary preventive care.
- June 20, 2011. CMS Report Shows V-BID Increased Use of High-Value Preventive Care.
- American Medical Association, June 6, 2011. Tips on getting paid for smoking cessation treatment.
- Health Affairs Blog, June 2, 2011. Creating Value-Based Incentives For Primary Care.
- HealthLeaders Media, May 19, 2011. Up to 1 in 4 Patients Skip Oral Cancer Drugs on Costs.
- The Connecticut Mirror, May 20, 2011. Health care deal could save money, but skeptics question how soon.
- National Journal, May 19, 2011. Some Patients Dump Lifesaving Cancer Drugs Because of Cost.
- The New York Times, May 13, 2011. Health Insurers Making Record Profits as Many Postpone Care.
- The New Republic, May 12, 2011. Romney v. Romney, V-BID in report on Governor Romney's health care speech.
- May 5, 2011. Michael Chernew, PhD, Testifies to U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
V-BID Center Co-founder shares ideas on innovative physician payment models.
- Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2011. A shift toward smaller health insurance networks.
- Scientific American, March 21, 2011. Money over Matter: Can Cash Incentives Keep People Healthy?
- HHS Report to Congress, March 2011. V-BID included in National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care.
- The Ct Mirror, March 9, 2011. Health experts struggle with the question, 'What's an essential benefit?
- Internal Medicine News, March 1, 2011. More Struggle to Pay For Drugs Post Stroke.
- AHIP, March 3, 2011. Poor People With Epilepsy More Prone to Uncontolled Seizures.
- HHS Support for Incentives to Patients to Avoid Chronic Conditions, New call for proposals issued.
- CDC documents near doubling of cost-related non-adherence for drugs.Individuals not receiving needed prescription drugs due to cost rose from 6% to 11% in 1997-2009.
- UPI.com, February 28, 2011. Employers often ignore healthcare benefits.
- Managed Care Magazine, February 2011. Can Value-Based Design in Pharmacy Save Money and Cut Heart Attacks?
- February 24, 2011, HHS Support for Incentives to Patients to Avoid Chronic Conditions. New call for proposals issued.
- February 23, 2011, CDC Documents Near Doubling of Cost-Related Non-Adherence for Drugs.
- HealthLeaders Media, February 16, 2011. Value-Based Benefits: Are We There Yet?
- Center for Health Value Innovation, February 16, 2011. 2010 Value-Based Design Survey Reports Continued Momentum for V-BID Programs.
- Blue Cross Blue of Rhode Island, February 14, 2011. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Unveils Innovative New Health Plans For Small Businesses.
- Healthleaders Media, February 3, 2011. Pay for Performance Doesn't Deliver, Study Concludes.
- Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2011. Taking the copay out of staying healthy.
- Consumer-Directed Health Care, 2011. CDHC and VBID Clash of the Titans or a Powerful New Hybrid for Improved Health Care?
- California Healthline, January 20, 2011. Study Finds Discrepancy in Medicare Coverage of Preventive Care Services.
- Crain's Detroit Business, January 17, 2011. More Michigan employers, insurers design benefit packages to encourage effective care.
- Kaiser Health News, January 11, 2011. Obama Administration's Balancing Act: Health Insurance Benefits Vs. Costs.
- Workplace Benefits, Janurary 7, 2011. Study Confirms: Reduced Co-pays Also Save Companies Money.
- Enhanced Online News, January 6, 2011. Study Confirms: Reduced Co-pays Also Save Companies Money.
