Key Takeaways The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) won’t release Medicare star ratings until Oct. 10, just five days before open enrollment begins.This is an improvement over last year,

Another significant legal headache related to star ratings is on the table of the federal government just days before open enrollment begins. | One call center interaction is at the crux of a lawsuit UnitedHealthcare is bringing forward against the federal government because of a reduced star rating score.

UnitedHealth asked a federal judge to block CMS from lowering the insurer’s 2025 Medicare Advantage quality ratings

UnitedHealthcare (NYSE:UNH) has become the latest to legally challenge the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings system, which allows health insurers to receive bonus payments from the government. The lawsuit filed by a group of UnitedHealth (UNH) subsidiaries in a Texas district court on Monday alleged that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

A handful of plans owned by the nation's largest MA payer are the latest to ask the court to help raise their valuable quality scores.

Higher "cut points" mean Medicare Advantage insurers will continue to have a tough time earning top star ratings — and the bonus payments that go along with them — next year.

The stock slid more than 10% as the health insurer warned that a steep drop in the federal government’s quality ratings of its Medicare plans could hit its 2026 results.