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H.R. 1995 (115th)

V-BID for Better Care Act of 2017

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Introduced

6 April 2017

Last action

21 April 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Diane Black, Earl Blumenauer, Cathy Rodgers, Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Lynn Jenkins

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

11 August 2025

Healthcare

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 6 April 2017

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 April 2017

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 April 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 7 April 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  6. 21 April 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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