News Briefs: CMS Revises Star Ratings for Some UnitedHealth, Centene Contracts
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Dec 06, 2024
CMS on Dec. 2 revised the 2025 Star Ratings for 12 UnitedHealth Group and seven Centene Corp. contracts after the insurers each filed lawsuits against the agency. Centene on Oct. 22 filed a lawsuit in St. Louis federal court alleging the federal government unfairly scored its Star Ratings due to a text-to-voice teletypewriter services for the hearing-impaired measure. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth in October filed a lawsuit challenging an unsuccessful call from a French-speaking contractor that contributed to CMS reducing the company’s Star Ratings. A federal judge last month ruled in UnitedHealth’s favor and ordered CMS to recalculate UnitedHealth’s ratings without taking into account the disputed call. TD Cowen analyst Ryan Langston wrote in a note that UnitedHealth and Centene should now have 6% and 1% more members, respectively, in plans rated 4 stars or higher. Read more
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