Five-star Medicare Advantage plans represent the highest quality level in private Medicare coverage. However, only a handful of plans received this mark in 2025. To improve transparency and ensure ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What does Medicare factor into its 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 ...

The agency suggested cutting a dozen quality measures where health plan performance is high and beneficiaries can’t easily ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rated 23 Medicare Advantage contracts out of more than 600 as having five stars, the highest ranking in CMS's five-star ratings released this week. The ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. PHOENIX, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue) is proud to announce that its Blue ...

HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aetna®, a CVS Health® company (NYSE: CVS), announced today that over 81 percent of its Medicare Advantage (MA) members are in 2026 Medicare Advantage ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Healthfirst, a leading not-for-profit health plan serving more than two million New Yorkers, announced today that it has received a 4.5-Star rating (out of 5 stars) for its ...

Star ratings can offer useful insight into how Medicare Advantage plans perform across various metrics. Earning an overall rating of 5 stars is rare and indicates superior quality, according to the ...

PHOENIX, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue) is proud to announce that its Blue Best Life Medicare Advantage plans have earned 4.5 out of 5 stars from the Centers ...