Humana Shares Slide on MA Quality Ratings-Related News
Healthcare Innovation October 2, 2024
Humana shares slid 10 percent on Wednesday, based on Medicare Advantage quality ratings advisement
Shares slid more than 10 percent on Wednesday in the Louisville-based Humana, based on the health insurer’s warning that its quality ratings in the Medicare Advantage plan were being downgraded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Writing in The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 2, Anna Wilde Mathews and Colin Kellaher stated that “Humana said it has about 25% of its members currently enrolled in plans rated four stars and above for 2025 based on preliminary 2025 Medicare Advantage ratings data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The quality ratings, on a scale of one to five stars, are tied to...