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Are Star Ratings a Mirror or a Steering Wheel?
Clover Care’s lawsuit against HHS raises a question that goes well beyond a technical dispute over measures: are Medicare Star Ratings simply a mirror that reflects performance, or have they become a steering wheel that directs the system itself?
7 days ago3 min read


CMS’s CY 2025 Rate Announcement: Key Takeaways
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and...
Apr 3, 20243 min read


It’s That Time Again: MTM Program Submission
2024 Submission The 2024 Medication Therapy Management Program (MTMP) submission date is June 7 and the MTMP attestations are due June 21. The 2024 annual MTM program cost threshold is $5,330 ($444.16 per month). Website Requirements The health plan website should have a separate page or section describing their MTM program using a font that is easily read and information that is easily understood. The website information should include: What the MTMP is, the purpose of the p
Apr 26, 20233 min read


How Medicare Advantage Plans Will or Will Not Succeed, With Betsy Seals
Here’s a big thing that Betsy Seals makes clear in this show: Big companies can be successful in Medicare Advantage (MA)—and I mean...
Dec 1, 20221 min read


2023 Star Ratings: Is Member Experience Your Achilles Heel?
CMS Star Ratings and Member Experience
Oct 10, 20222 min read


2022 Star Ratings Results: What Are Your Members Telling You?
Co-Authored by Jane Scott and Jennifer Beckett Just over a week ago CMS released the 2022 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings results. Over...
Oct 21, 20213 min read
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