The graphs below display the 2018 to 2019 percent change of cut-points for each measure in Part-C, displaying a separate graph for each Star Rating. The red bars pictured represent data for measures increasing in difficulty, i.e. higher thresholds; while green bars will represent data related to lower thresholds. Numerous factors may alter a measure’s outcome for a health plan. Therefore, it is important to analyze these changes for opportunities to improve measure scores and overall performance.

2 Stars

The most noticeable change for the 2-star cut-poi

The BHA Stars Planner is updated with 2019 Medicare Star Ratings results and new measures! The tool is still completely free. Test scenarios for getting your h-contract to 4 Stars using peer contracts for comparison.

BHA is  pleased to announce that we've incorporated the newly released 2019 CMS Stars ratings data into our tool set. Who are the top performers? Who improved and declined? You can see all the details from UHG, Humana, Aetna, Cigna, Kaiser, Blue Cross, etc -- Star ratings for every measure in an interactive and easy use dashboard.

A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal released an article outlining how insurers are gaming Medicare Star Ratings through 

CMS released the MA Advanced Notice yesterday. The biggest stars announcement is that HPC is being pushed back until 2022. CMS wants to include observation stays because than