MA Star Bonuses Evaluation Says Demo Helped Plans Balance ACA Cuts

By Michelle M. Stein / April 22, 2015 at 6:21 PM
Some Medicare Advantage plans said the Quality Bonus Payment demonstration that ended in 2014 gave plans a chance to improve their star ratings before the full effect of the Affordable Care Act payment cuts kicked in, though one high-performing plan said giving bonus payments to plans with three stars watered down incentives for improvements, according to an evaluation of the demo. CMS released an interim evaluation report conducted by L&M Policy Research on the star ratings bonus payment demonstration, which...


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