Wyden, Beneficiary Advocates Concerned With Nursing Home Star Ratings

Senate Finance Committee ranking Democrat Ron Wyden (OR) and beneficiary advocates are raising concerns with CMS' star rating system for nursing homes, with Wyden saying beneficiaries and their families may not have accurate information on staffing and beneficiary advocates saying lower quality providers are using self-reported quality scores to inflate their overall star ratings. Each nursing home is rated on a scale of one to five stars based on scores from health inspections, staffing and quality measures. CMS froze the...