Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10521
MA STARS Act
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Introduced 2026-09-21Topic: health care · governance ethicsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to change the rules for the 5-star rating system used to grade Medicare Advantage plans, starting with the 2031 contract year. Ratings would leave out measures the Secretary finds are not related to clinical quality, patient outcomes, or patient experience, or not reasonably attributable to the plan's actions. Ratings would also leave out measures based on enrollee surveys with more than 10 questions or without a diverse set of responses, and measures that no longer separate plan performance; that last group would still be publicly reported as display-only. The Secretary would set up two expert panels to report within 2 years on survey tools and on how ratings and cut points are calculated, and would publish a yearly report on rating results and excluded measures.
Sponsors
- Mike Kelly Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-09-21 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-09-21 | Introduced in House | introduce |