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CMS 2022 Final Rules: Top 6 Things Health Plans Should Know

CMS has finalized a series of policy and technical changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Implementing Pharmacy-Led Telehealth Strategies to Help Medicare Advantage SNPs Improve Care for Older Adults Amid COVID-19 and Beyond

Pharmacy-led telehealth strategies will position Special Needs Plans (SNPs) for Star Ratings success during the pandemic and for years to

Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Enhancement: The Cost of Complacency for Health Plans

Medicare Advantage (MA) Star Ratings are the most critical evaluation of MA Prescription Drug plans, standing as a designation of

How to Address SDOH and Medication Adherence to Improve Star Ratings Outcomes for Dual Special Needs Plans

The most recent data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that across the United States, there

2021 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Changes and CAHPS Improvement

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced some key changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) Star Ratings formula

Educating Medicare Advantage Consumers Through the Healthcare Continuum: Why Health Plan Literacy Is Key to Improving CAHPS

Medicare Advantage plans face many challenges when trying to increase their Star Ratings. Health literacy—more specifically, poor health plan literacy—is

Improving Medicare Advantage Consumers’ Experience to Maximize CAHPS Performance

When it comes to Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS), even Medicare Advantage health plans that currently perform

How to Improve Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

Significant changes are coming to Medicare Advantage Star Ratings. CMS is quadruple-weighting Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS)

Students Use Telehealth Technology to Improve Medication Adherence

The University of Tennessee (UTN) College of Pharmacy has partnered with AdhereHealth to offer a unique way to help the

CAHPS and Medication Adherence Now Dominate Medicare Advantage Star Ratings

Reflection and commitment to improvement will not only be essential to survive the near-term Star Ratings methodology changes, it will