When Star Ratings Backfire: How CMS Could Better Support Health In Medicare Advantage
The Healthcare Blog
MAY 12, 2025
Other insurers including UnitedHealthcare and Centene also share concerns about methodological rigidity and that the rating system may have diverged from its purpose of improving patient care. In March 2023, both insurers were penalized after allegedly missing a single CMS secret shopper phone call , a call they claim was never received.
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