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Since 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have assigned an overall rating of 1 to 5 stars to Medicare Part D plans based on their performance. Similar to hotel ratings, the best-performing plans receive a higher number of stars.
Medicare beneficiaries use Star Ratings to compare the quality of plans, but the Star Ratings have become more than just a comparison tool. They are beginning to affect pharmacies’ inclusion in Medicare Part D and other drug plans.
How your pharmacy affects Star Ratings
Every year CMS revises the quality measures it uses to rate Medicare Part D plans, but one factor has remained consistent: the majority of a plan’s Star Rating (51 percent in 2015) is driven by pharmacies’ performance managing medication adherence and chronic disease.
Find out more about how Star Ratings will determine independent community pharmacies’ access to Medicare Part D and commercial drug plans.
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