Court Tosses BCBS Georgia’s MA Star Ratings, Citing Separate SCAN Health Plan Ruling

The federal DC district court on Friday (June 7) ruled CMS must toss BCBS Georgia’s 2024 Medicare Advantage star ratings, citing SCAN Health Plan’s victory in the same court earlier that week in a separate case that also challenged CMS’ MA star ratings. The court ruled Blue Cross Blue Shield Georgia was the only plaintiff out of 23 in the second case with sufficient evidence of damages from CMS. According to the court opinion, BCBS parent company Elevance “failed to...