Medicare Advantage insurers brace for post-pandemic star ratings drop

Health insurance companies that sell Medicare Advantage plans enjoyed higher star ratings, and the extra dollars that come with them, during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s about to end.

Medicare Advantage carriers are prepping for the most difficult star ratings season since before the pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is set to resume the standard process for assessing quality, which it relaxed in response to the…