23 Oct Health Data News Roundup: Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Fall Again; Top Payers in Customer Satisfaction; and New Co-Branded MA Plans

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today’s care organizations need to be on the forefront of all news and trends to help ensure that their data analytics efforts deliver accountable and informed care. Each week, we will provide you with the actionable news you need to meet these goals.

Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Fall for Second Consecutive Year
The average star ratings for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans fell for the second year in a row to 4.04 and 3.11 stars, respectively, CMS data revealed.

50 Medicare Advantage Plans Rated Below 3 Stars
Fewer than 10 percent of Medicare Advantage plans received star ratings below three for 2024, and here are the 50 Medicare Advantage plans that achieved this rating.

Top-Ranked Health Payers for Customer Satisfaction
Consumers’ overall satisfaction with health insurers is up 4 percent over 2023, according to a report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, with Humana rising to the top.

Humana Growing USAA Medicare Advantage Partnership
Starting in 2024, all of Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans designed for veterans will be co-branded with USAA. The MA plans will expand to additional markets in 2024, available to around 58 million Medicare beneficiaries in 2,655 counties.

Alignment Health, Walgreens Launch Co-Branded Medicare Advantage Plans
Alignment Health and Walgreens have signed an agreement to offer new co-branded Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in select markets throughout Arizona, California, Florida and Texas starting Jan. 1, 2024.

How Vermont’s All-Payer ACO Model Paves the Way for Value-Based Care
The Vermont All-Payer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model is an arrangement that incorporates patients with both private and public healthcare coverage, and points towards the importance of boosting participation in ACOs and APMs.

CHIME Names 21 Healthcare Orgs as 2023 Digital Health Most Wired
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has awarded 21 healthcare organizations the highest level of recognition in the 2023 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey, the most ever in the 24-year history of the survey.