# 114-hr-2570: Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015

114-hr-2570, Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2570
- Congress: 114
- Title: Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2015-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act of 2015 or the VBID for Better Care Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a three-year demonstration program to test the use of value-based insurance design methodologies under the eligible Medicare Advantage plans offered by Medicare Advantage organizations under part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Defines "value-based insurance design methodology" as one for identifying specific prescription medications, and clinical services payable under Medicare, for which copayments, coinsurance, or both would improve the management of specific chronic clinical conditions because of the high value and effectiveness of such medications and services for such specific chronic clinical conditions, as approved by the Secretary. Authorizes HHS to expand the duration and scope of the demonstration program to an appropriate extent if specified requirements are met.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2570)

## Related
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- [114-hr-5447: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5447)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
- [114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4336)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2911: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2911)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2570 (as of 2025-11-18).