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The summit has started! Join now to hear from Abe Sutton, CMMI Director and CMS Deputy Administrator, and other leading health care experts vbidcenter.org/virtual-v-bid-…

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. Free Registration: vbidcenter.org/virtual-v-bid-… #ValueBasedCare

We’re two weeks out from the 2026 Virtual V-BID Summit! 📅 March 11 ⏰ 12–4 PM ET 💻 Virtual Join us for an afternoon of discussion on advancing value-based insurance design and high-value care. Register here: vbidcenter.org/virtual-v-bid-… #VBID #HealthPolicy

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/news/supreme-c…

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. ja.ma/42JM7Ne

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-te…

TONIGHT: watch @pbsnews.org NewsHour for a story on the #SCOTUS case that’s being heard on Monday, with insights from our member Mark Fendrick about the implications for preventive care.

R.I.P. VBID? (Part 2) shar.es/agdzKF

R.I.P. VBID — In Medicare Advantage Alone or Beyond? shar.es/agdYxL @UM_IHPI @UMichiganNews

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/10.1377/hl…

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/2025/02…

What Forced CMS to Terminate the MA Value-Base Insurance Design Model? hcinnovationgroup.com/policy-value-b…

New work from our member @DianeMHarperRG

Podcast: What's Happening with Value-Based Insurance Design? w/ Mark Fendrick | Health Affairs healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp2…. @UM_IHPI

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/forefr…

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/for…

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-or…

Coverage of Obesity Medications Can Make America Healthier (Again) aei.org/op-eds/coverag…