What is the Medicare Plan Star Rating

"Stars" is a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) program to improve quality for Medicare Advantage members. This program measurers how well plans perform on over 50 measurers. Medicare uses information from member satisfaction surveys, plans, and health care providers to give overall performance star ratings to plans. A plan can get a rating between 1 and 5 stars. a 5-star rating is considered excellent. These ratings help you compare plans based on quality and performance. The ratings are updated each fall and can change each year.