University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design: Improving health outcomes & containing costs using clinical nuance.
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It's the last day to register for the Virtual V-BID Summit!
Tomorrow, March 11 (12–4 PM ET): expert sessions on innovative technology in health care, access to preventive care, and the future of value-based Medicare.
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We’re two weeks out from the 2026 Virtual V-BID Summit!
📅 March 11
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We'll be watching @nicholas_bagley @UM_VBID and other accounts for reaction, and sharing more after the verdict.
Supreme Court ruling could affect falls risk assessments, interventions for older adults - McKnight's Senior Living mcknightsseniorliving.com/ne…
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Most viewed this week from @JAMAHealthForum:
Expanding Medicare coverage for GLP-1RAs for obesity treatment would increase access and reduce obesity-related comorbidities, but would also result in substantial net spending of $47.7 billion over 10 years.
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Mark Fendrick, director of Center for Value-Based Insurance Design @UM_VBID, whose research shows that telehealth decreased the number of cars on the road in the U.S., reducing monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas-powered cars. via @TIME: time.com/7279222/how-telehea…
ALT “The environmental impact of medical care delivery can be reduced when lower-carbon options, such as telemedicine, are substituted for other services that produce more emissions,” Mark Fendrick, director of Center for Value-Based Insurance Design
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AHEAD OF PRINT | The first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic saw an exponential increase in using repurposed medications to treat infections. Michelle S. Rockwell of @virginia_tech and coauthors explore demographic trends driving the surge in prescriptions and spending on hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment. Read the full article here: healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
Registration is now open for the 2025 virtual V-BID Summit: #20YearsofPuttingPatientsFirst happening on Wednesday, March 12th! Register now to hear from an extraordinary roster of health care leaders on a number of timely topics vbidcenter.org/virtual-v-bid…
Trump casts psychiatric and weight-loss drugs as threats to children @UMichiganNews @UM_IHPI washingtonpost.com/health/20…
What Forced CMS to Terminate the MA Value-Base Insurance Design Model? hcinnovationgroup.com/policy…
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New work from our member @DianeMHarperRG
Speculum-based exams are an uncomfortable experience for most patients, especially those with physical disabilities. In two new studies, U-M researchers show that self-sampling collection techniques are equally effective in HPV screening.
Learn more at michmed.org/mdZyy.
Podcast: What's Happening with Value-Based Insurance Design? w/ Mark Fendrick | Health Affairs healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…. @UM_IHPI
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In their new Forefront article, Riya Doshi and A. Mark Fendrick of @UMichMedSchool and @UMich discuss how the unwinding of the the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (MA-VBID) Model does not portend the end of the use of V-BID to improve access to high-value services for Medicare beneficiaries. healthaffairs.org/content/fo…
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In their new Forefront article, A. Mark Fendrick and Kirsten Axelsen from @UM_VBID argue that, given forthcoming changes to Medicare Part D plans under the Inflation Reduction Act, CMS should collect and publish plan-level metrics describing how beneficiaries’ use of medications is impacted by formulary composition. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…
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The Supreme Court just agreed to hear arguments in a case that could determine the future of no-cost coverage of preventive screenings & medications.
Learn more in this #explainer featuring our members @nicholas_bagley and Mark Fendrick from @UM_VBID . ihpi.umich.edu/news/freeze-o…
Coverage of Obesity Medications Can Make America Healthier (Again) aei.org/op-eds/coverage-of-o…
