Announcement Of Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model Test

On September 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released this memorandum announcing the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (MA-VBID) model and providing preliminary guidance to Medicare Advantage Organizations wishing to participate. The MA-VBID model will test the utility of structuring patient cost-sharing and other health plan design elements to encourage patients to consume high-value clinical services. The model test is scheduled to begin on January 1, 2017 . . .