BHA Analyses

2024_08_BHA_2025_Star_Cutpoints.pdf    
Slides from the 8-8-24 webinar. BHA shared the history of the Guardrails recalculations, then showed the predictable impact of Guardrails on cutpoints.
Added : 08/09/2024   by Ronak Bavishi

Source : BHA

2024_07_BHA_2025_Simulated_Cutpoints_with_Guardrails_impact.xlsx    
BHA Analysis which simulates the 2025 Stars cutpoints by applying guardrails to the 2024 initial Tukey cutpoints to guage the impact of guardrails in 2025 star ratings
Added : 07/19/2024   by Ronak Bavishi

Source : BHA

2024-06-11_BHA_Predicted_Star_Changed_with_Notes.xlsx    
BHAs initial Guardrail analysis to predict the impact of CMS cutpoints changes prior to the CMS announcement that they would indeed make the recalculation.
Added : 06/18/2024   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : BHA

CMS Announcements

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/19/2021-00538/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-contract-year-2022-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare#h-63
Federal register June 2022 announcement of 2023 changes to Medicare with a summary of comments from the public and CMS's response. Star Ratings start on page 5917 (about 25% of the document).
Added : 08/11/2022   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : Federal Register

Added : 08/19/2022   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : CMS

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/12/2023-07115/medicare-program-contract-year-2024-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare-advantage-program
April 5 final rule that codifies HEI (2027 Star Year), reduces patient experience weight, and finalizes some other items. The "Hold Harmless" provision is not mentioned. Explicitly not finalized items (see page2) are deferred to a later rule - removing MRP, adding several drug measures, removing guardrails, and especially modifying the Improvement Measures Hold Harmless policy.
Added : 04/25/2023   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : CMS - Federal Register

Added : 12/01/2023   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : CMS

Stars 101 Crash Course

2024-11_Stars101_Part_2_-_Mechanics_of_Measures.pdf    
Part 2/4 of our Stars 101 tutorial covers the calculation details of each category of measures.
Added : 09/13/2022   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : BHA

2024-11_Stars101_Part_1-Stars_Basics.pdf    
Part 1/4 of our 6-hour Stars 101 tutorial covers the importance of Stars, financial implications, and categories of measures.
Added : 09/13/2022   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : BHA

2022-11-01_Stars_101_Part_4_-_Stars_Management.pptx    
Part 4/4 of our 6-hour Stars 101 tutorial discusses the overall management of Stars, data, and specific pointers on survey and operations measures.
Added : 11/03/2022   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : BHA

2022-10-04_Stars_101_Part_3_-_Interventions_for_Gaps.pptx    
Part 3/4 of our 6-hour Stars 101 tutorial covers 'Gap' measure interventions with member provider focus.
Added : 10/25/2022   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : BHA

Tutorials

BHA_Scenario_Manager_-_Tutorial.mp4    
BHA's Scenario Manager Tutorial - This tutorial provides details on how to use BHA's Scenario Manager and Multiplanner apps for simulating and planning for future measure changes.
Added : 02/23/2024   by Ronak Bavishi

Source : BHA

CMS Data and Analysis

Added : 08/01/2022   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : CMS Website

Compare_July_vs_Original_Oct_2024_Stars.xlsx    
Excel file for your own analysis. Lays July 2024 Star Ratings side-by-side with Original October Release w/formatting and pivots. (Open to anyone)
Added : 07/02/2024   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : CMS w/analysis

2024_Recalculated_Star_Ratings_Analysis.pdf    
BHA's analysis of membership by parent org impact by star rating, October vs July. (Subscribers only)
Added : 07/03/2024   by Jeff Schoenborn

Source : BHA Analysis