As noted, each year can bring change to evaluations and this year is certainly no exception. Given the disruptions caused by Covid-19 in 2020, CMS announced a number of alterations in the Star Ratings System. For instance, it removed the requirement...
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For context, MA star ratings are based on quality of care and customer service andhelp consumers compare plan options. MA plans with 4 or 5 stars also receive bonus payments from the federal government, which contracts with private insurers to run MA plans as an alternative option to tradition...
The CMS Hospital Star Ratings are a key score of clinical quality that help inform value-based payments. The higher the score, the higher the quality and therefore the higher the reimbursement. However, the agency has long asserted that the Hospital Star Ratings are also a patien...
Member Lauren Moldawer spoke to Health Payer Specialist about a recent move by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to recalculate all Medicare Advantage Star ratings in light of recent court decisions favoring Elevance Health and SCAN Health. Lauren noted that CMS still has the ...
Star ratings are very important to health plans, both because they are tied to bonuses and benchmark rates, and because they make a difference to consumers when choosing a plan. MA plans are very attractive to insurers as the demographic of senior citizens rises with the re...
CMS is requesting specific feedback on the potential new Medicare Plan Finder Drug Pricing measure for the Part D Star Ratings, noting limitations of the current Medicare Plan Finder Price Accuracy measure that is part of the Part C and D Star Ratings, including concerns that plans may ...
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five-star ratings. The options are 1) reweighting the Safety of Care measure group, 2) reducing the rating of any hospital in the lowest quartile for Safety of Care by one star or 3) combining a weight change with a policy-based four-star maximum for any hospital in the lowest quar...