House Bill 1995
115th Congress(2017-2018)
V-BID for Better Care Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 6, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1995
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Value-Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act of 2017 or the V-BID for Better Care Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to expand testing of a model of Medicare Advantage (MA) value-based insurance design that allows MA plans to propose and design benefit structures that vary benefits, cost-sharing, and supplemental benefits with respect to enrollees who have specific chronic diseases. The test model (initially being carried out in specified states) shall be expanded to all states, and may not be terminated prior to 2022.
April 6, 2017
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04/21/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/07/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
04/06/2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
04/06/2017
Introduced in House
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