More Beneficiaries With Drug Coverage In High-Performing Plans Next Year

By John Wilkerson / October 11, 2017 at 2:59 PM
More Medicare beneficiaries with drug coverage are expected to be in plans with high performance ratings next year compared to this year, according to a CMS release. CMS released Wednesday (Oct. 11) star ratings for the 2018 Medicare health and drug plans. In 2018, 73 percent of beneficiaries with drug coverage through Medicare Advantage will be in plans with four and five stars -- five stars is the highest rating. This year, 69 percent of these enrollees are in four-...

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