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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > The Medicare Advantage program: Status report (2)

The Medicare Advantage program: Status report (2)

March 15, 2018

The Secretary should:

  • establish geographic areas for Medicare Advantage quality reporting that accurately reflect health care market areas, and
  • calculate star ratings for each contract at the geographic level for public reporting and for the determination of quality bonuses.

Appeared in: March 2018 - Chapter 13

Topics: Part C (Medicare Advantage), Quality, and Regional issues.