Health Payer Intelligence November 11, 2020
Kelsey Waddill

If enrollment were to stay the same, fewer beneficiaries would end up in plans with higher Medicare Advantage Star Ratings compared to 2020.

If beneficiaries were to choose the same health plan for 2021 as they did for 2020, slightly over 19 percent of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries would be enrolled in plans with a 4.5 Medicare Advantage Star Rating, Avalere researchers found.

This represents an 11.8 percentage point decrease from the previous year.

Avalere looked at 2020 Medicare Advantage enrollment numbers in context of Star Rating reports for 2021, the organization explained.

“Avalere’s 2020 analysis measures the distribution of enrollees based on their 2021 Star Ratings. These enrollment percentages could shift in 2021 following the annual election period that runs...

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