The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Friday that it will not appeal a federal court ruling requiring it to recalculate the star ratings assigned to UnitedHealth Group ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services this week released a major overhaul to the 5-star rating program for Nursing Home Compare that has resulted in an estimated 37 percent of skilled nursing ...

What does Medicare factor into their star rating system? I need to find a new Medicare plan during the open enrollment period and want to get it right this time. Medicare Shopper Dear Shopper, If ...

UnitedHealthcare successfully won its lawsuit over the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal judge determined Nov. 22. The decision (PDF) mandates the CMS to recalculate the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its hospital star ratings that show at least a three-fold increase in the number of providers earning 5 stars this year over last. Of 4,805 ...

Average Medicare Advantage star ratings for 2026 are essentially flat after a few consecutive years of declines — a good sign for the industry, which had braced itself for lower quality scores. Still, ...

Johnson Memorial Hospital earned a coveted 5-star rating from CMS in its 2025 national survey. Daily Journal file photo Johnson Memorial Health has earned a 5-star rating, the highest possible overall ...

The U.S. health agency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced Tuesday that it will appeal a November 2024 ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. UnitedHealth, an ...

Medicare’s open enrollment begins this week, and I feel for the millions of seniors who have to navigate a bewildering set of choices. Many want to find the highest-quality plan, but the process isn’t ...

What does Medicare factor into their star rating system? I need to find a new Medicare plan during the open enrollment period and want to get it right this time. Medicare Shopper Dear Shopper, If ...