CMS is planning to align the application process for the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration with Medicare Advantage (MA) bid submissions in 2021 as well as ease reporting requirements to reduce plans’ burden in 2020. Laura McWright, deputy director of the seamless care models group with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), said at the America’s Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP) Medicare conference on Monday (Sept. 23) that CMS wants to make it easier to apply for the demonstration...