Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDJAMA Network Open
Characteristics and Financial Implications of Measures Removed From Medicare Advantage Star Ratings
5 affiliations
- 1Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
- 2Division of Health Policy & Economics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
- 3Now with Center for Value-Based Care Research, Primary Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
- 4The Physicians Foundation Center for the Study of Physician Practice and Leadership, New York, New York
- 5Division of General Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
Abstract
This decision analytical model assesses whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ removal of 11 measures from the Medicare Advantage Star Rating system aligns with their stated rationale and simulates the financial implications of their removal.
Related
- Performance of Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse algorithms in Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service populations
- Performance of Claims-based Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Algorithms in Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Populations
- Trends in detection of dementia among beneficiaries in Medicare advantage and traditional Medicare.
- RSV vaccine uptake among Medicare Advantage enrollees: August 2023 to December 2024.
- Palliative Care for Advanced Cancer in Medicare Advantage and Physician Networks
BibTeX
@article{lake2026characteristics,
title = {{Characteristics and Financial Implications of Measures Removed From Medicare Advantage Star Ratings}},
author = {Derek T. Lake and Yasin Civelek and Amelia M. Bond and Dhruv Khullar},
journal = {JAMA Network Open},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.40240},
url = {https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2855782},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Characteristics and Financial Implications of Measures Removed From Medicare Advantage Star Ratings
AU - Derek T. Lake
AU - Yasin Civelek
AU - Amelia M. Bond
AU - Dhruv Khullar
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - JAMA Network Open
DO - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.40240
UR - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2855782
AB - This decision analytical model assesses whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ removal of 11 measures from the Medicare Advantage Star Rating system aligns with their stated rationale and simulates the financial implications of their removal.
SN - 2574-3805
ER -