CMS recently surprised plans with the early release of Part II of the CY2022 Advance Notice, with several updates impacting Star Ratings. GHG’s Jessica Assefa summarizes the noteworthy changes here.
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MA Plans See Lower 2021 Star Ratings on Average
The 2021 Star Ratings Program results have been released, and fewer MA plans received high Star Ratings. What does this mean for plans as we look toward the 2022 Star Ratings timeline?
2021 Star Ratings Second Plan Preview
The 2021 Star Ratings Second Plan Preview has officially been released. GHG’s Melissa Smith discusses the impacts to health plans and the ways in which MA plans can prepare.
2021 Star Ratings First Plan Preview
Star Ratings Plan Preview periods are officially underway. In this article, GHG’s Melissa Smith summarizes the most noteworthy changes implemented during the First Plan Preview.
What are MedPAC’s April 2020 Star Ratings Recommendations?
With MA enrollment soaring, COVID-19 presenting still-developing threats to Medicare, and the Medicare Trust fund approaching insolvency, MedPAC continued emphasizing the need for urgently reforming the MA Quality Bonus Program during its April 2nd public meeting.
Is Your Organization on Track to Achieve a 4-Star Rating?
As the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers…
Stars don’t matter to real people
Kaiser Permanente published a study on Monday that found only about 6% of Medicare beneficiaries used the…