Healthcare DIVE October 11, 2021
Dive Brief:
- CMS released its 2022 rankings designed to help beneficiaries compare Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans ahead of Medicare open enrollment, which begins Friday and runs through Dec. 7.
- The agency ranks plans on a scale of one to five stars that beneficiaries can see through Medicare.gov. About 68% of MA plans offering prescription drug coverage will have four or more stars in 2022, up from 49% in 2021, according to a CMS press release from Friday.
- About 90% of people currently enrolled in MA plans offering prescription drug coverage are enrolled in a plan that will earn four stars in 2022.
Dive Insight:
CMS made adjustments to next year’s ratings due to...