The release of the 2025 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings in October of 2024 showed another year-over-year decline. Plus, for the first time, Quality Bonus Payments to Medicare Advantage plans are expected to decline in 2024.
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In 2025, the average Star Rating declined - from 4.07 to 3.92 - for the third consecutive year.
Quality Bonus Payments that plans earn for achieving high Star Ratings also dropped from $12.8 billion in 2023 to around $11.8 billion in 2024.
Plans achieving the highest ratings decreased from 38 in 2024 to just 7 in 2025.
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