Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model: Archived Materials

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Year 9 (CY 2025) Materials

• CY 2025 VBID Model Application Walkthrough  |  password: AppWalkthrough2025
  • CY 2025 VBID Model Application Walkthrough Transcript (PDF)
• CY 2025 VBID Model Application Materials (ZIP)
  • CY 2025 VBID Model Application Submission Link
• Request for Applications - VBID Model (RFA) (PDF)
• Request for Information – VBID Model and VBID Model Hospice Benefit Component (PDF)
• Area Deprivation Index Data Book (XLSX)
• Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model: CY2025 RFA Fact Sheet
• CY 2025 Preliminary Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology (PDF)
• Office Hours: CY 2025 VBID Model and Application Process (April 4, 2024)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Office Hours: CY 2025 VBID Model and Application Process (March 19, 2024)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Webinar: VBID Model CY 2025 Request for Applications (February 15, 2024)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)

Year 8 (CY 2024) Materials

• CY 2024 VBID Model and Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Announcement - September 2023
• CY 2024 Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Service Area and Contact Information (XLSX)
• CY 2024 VBID Model Monitoring Guidelines (ZIP)
• CY 2024 VBID Hospice Benefit Component Model Monitoring Guidelines (PDF)
• CY 2024 Hospice Benefit Component Minimum Number of Provider (MNP) Data Book (XLSX)
• CY 2024 VBID Communications and Marketing Guidelines (PDF)  |  Guide to Developing a Language Access Plan (PDF)
• Request for Applications - VBID Model (PDF)
• Request for Applications - VBID Model Hospice Benefit Component (PDF)
• CY 2024 Application VBID Model Application Materials (ZIP)
• CY 2024 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology (PDF)
• CY 2024 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Ratebook (XLSX)
• CY 2024 Final Hospice Benefit Component Data Book for Year-1 Rates (XLSX)
• CY 2024 Final Hospice Benefit Component Data Book for Mature-Year Rates (XLSX)
• CY 2024 Preliminary Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology (PDF)
• CY 2024 VBID Hospice Benefit Component Phase 2 Network Adequacy Guidance (PDF)
• CY 2024 VBID Model Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Webinar: CY2024 VBID Hospice Provider Webinar: What You Need to Know About Calendar Year (CY) 20244 (November 9, 2023)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Office Hours: CY 2024 VBID Model and Application Process (April 11, 2023)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Webinar: Overview of the CY 2024 VBID Model and Application Process (February 23, 2023)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)

Year 7 (CY 2023) Materials

• CY 2023 WHP Reporting Tool
• CY 2023 VBID Model and Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Announcement - September 2022
• CY 2023 Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Service Area and Contact Information - September 2022 (XLSX)
• Addressing Food and Nutritional Insecurity Use Case Technical Assistance Document (PDF)
• Addressing Transportation Barriers Use Case Technical Assistance Document (PDF)
• CY 2023 VBID Hospice Benefit Component Monitoring Guidelines (PDF) - October 3, 2022
• CY 2023 VBID Model Monitoring Guidelines (ZIP) - December 4, 2023
• Request for Applications - VBID Model (PDF)
• Request for Applications - VBID Model Hospice Benefit Component (PDF)
• CY 2023 VBID Model Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Additional VBID Model Application Materials (ZIP) - Please download this ZIP file, fill and complete the applicable materials, in addition to completing the application
• CY 2023 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology (PDF)
• CY 2023 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Ratebook (XLSX)
• CY 2023 Final Hospice Benefit Component Data Book for Year-1 Rates (XLSX)
• CY 2023 Final Hospice Benefit Component Data Book for Mature-Year Rates (XLSX)
• CY 2023 VBID Model Hospice Benefit Component Phase 2 Network Adequacy Guidance (PDF)
• CY 2023 VBID Hospice Benefit Component Minimum Number of Provider (MNP) Data Book (XLSX)
• CY 2023 Preliminary Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology Paper (PDF)
• CY 2023 VBID Communications and Marketing Guidelines (PDF) - May 27, 2022

Year 7 (CY 2023) Webinars & Recordings

• Webinar: VBID Model Hospice Benefit Component - Provider (Thursday, December 1, 2022)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Office Hours: 2023 Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model and its Hospice Benefit Component (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Webinar: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Hospice Benefit Component Overview (Thursday, March 10, 2022)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Webinar: Value-Based Insurance Design, Opportunities to Improve Medication Adherence for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (Thursday, October 21, 2021)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
     

Year 6 (2022) Materials

• CY 2022 WHP Reporting Tool (PDF) - October 3, 2022
• CY 2022 Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Service Area and Contact Information (XLS) (XLSX)- February 2022
• CY 2022 VBID Model and Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Announcement - September 2021
• CY 2022 VBID Model Fact Sheet (PDF)
• CY 2022 VBID Hospice Benefit Component Monitoring Guidelines (PDF)
• CY 2022 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology (PDF)
• CY 2022 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Ratebook (XLS) (XLSX)
• CY 2022 Final Hospice Benefit Component Data Book for Year-1 Rates (XLS) (XLSX)
• CY 2022 Final Hospice Benefit Component Data Book for Year-2 Rates (XLS) (XLSX)
• CY 2022 Preliminary Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology Paper (PDF)
• CY 2022 VBID-Hospice Supplemental File for CBSA Descriptions (XLS) (XLSX)
• Request for Applications - VBID Model (PDF)
• Request for Applications - VBID Model Hospice Benefit Component (PDF)
• Additional VBID Application Materials (ZIP) - Please download this ZIP file, fill and complete the applicable materials, in addition to completing the application
• CY 2022 VBID Communications and Marketing Guidelines (PDF) - March 14, 2022

Year 6 (2022) Webinars & Recordings

• Office Hours: 2022 Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model Hospice Benefit Component (Thursday, February 3, 2022)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Office Hour: 2022 Payment Design of the Hospice Benefit Component of the VBID Model (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Webinar: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Calendar Year 2022 VBID Hospice Benefit Component - Payment Design (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Webinar: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model and the Hospice Benefit Component (Thursday, January 28, 2021)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)

Year 5 (2021) Materials

• CY 2021 VBID Hospice Benefit Component Monitoring Guidelines (PDF)
• CY 2021 VBID Model and Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Announcement - September 2020
• CY 2021 Hospice Benefit Component Model Participant Service Area and Contact Information (XLS) (XLSX) - September 2020
• CY2021 Hospice Benefit Component Technical and Operational Guidance (PDF)
• Hospice Fact Sheet (12/19/2019)
• Press Release (12/19/2019)
• Request for Applications - VBID Hospice Benefit (PDF)
• CY 2021 Proposed Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology Paper (PDF)
• Request for Applications – VBID Model (PDF)
• VBID Model Fact Sheet (PDF)
• CY 2021 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology Paper (PDF)
• CY 2021 Final Hospice Capitation Payment Ratebook (XLS) (XLSX)
• CY 2021 Supplemental File for CBSA Descriptions (XLS) (XLSX)
• CY 2021 Final Hospice Benefit Component Data Book (XLS) (XLSX)
• CY 2021 VBID Communications and Marketing Guidelines (PDF) - September 25, 2020

Year 5 (2021) Webinars & Recordings

• Office Hours: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Hospice Benefit Component Care and Service Delivery Design (Thursday, March 12, 2020)
• Office Hours: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Hospice Benefit Component Payment Design Part I (Thursday, March 19, 2020)
• Webinar: Health Plan Innovation for VBID, Part D Payment Modernization, and Part D Senior Savings Models - Overview (Thursday, April 2, 2020)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Transcript (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Office Hours: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Hospice Benefit Component All Topics (Thursday, April 9, 2020)
• Office Hours: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Hospice Benefit Component Payment Design Part II (Thursday, April 16, 2020)
  • Slides (PDF)
• Webinar: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - 2021 Hospice Capitation Payment Rate Actuarial Methodology (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)
  • Slides (PDF)
• Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Hospice Benefit Component (Thursday, January 30, 2020)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)

Year 4 (2020) Materials

• Fact Sheet (updated 01/18/2019)
• Press Release
• Request for Applications (PDF)
• Applicant Instructions (PDF)
• Actuarial Guidance (PDF)
• HPMS Language (PDF)
• CY2020 VBID Model Communications and Marketing Guidelines - UPDATED (PDF)
• CY2020 VBID Model Communications and Marketing Guidelines (PDF)

Year 4 (2020) Webinars & Recordings

• Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - CY2020 Design Application Cycle (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)
  • Slides (PDF)
  • Recording (MP4)
• Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Model Year One Findings (Thursday, February 14, 2019)
  • Slides (PDF)
• Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model and Part D Payment Modernization Model - Deep Dive (Thursday, February 28, 2019)
  • Slides (PDF)
• Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model - Hospice Intervention (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)
  • Slides (PDF)

Year 3 (2019) Materials

• Announcement of Year 3 Changes (11/22/2017)
• 2019 Request for Applications (RFA) (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (updated 02/12/2018)
• 2019 Actuarial Guidance (PDF)
• 2019 Communication Guidance (PDF)
• 2019 Application Portal
• Presentation Slides from the Open Door Forum: CY 2019 Application Cycle held on December 13th 2017 (PDF)

Year 2 (2018) Materials

• Announcement of Year 2 Changes (PDF)
• 2018 Request for Applications (RFA) (PDF)
• 2018 Actuarial Guidance (PDF)
• 2018 Communication Guidance (PDF)

Year 1 (2017) Materials

• 2017 Request For Applications (RFA) (PDF)
• 2017 Actuarial Guidance (PDF)
• 2017 Communication Guidance (PDF)
• 2017 ICD-10 Code List (Excel format (XLSX), PDF format (PDF))