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CMS Star Ratings: Keeping up with the 2026 Final Rule

By Marge Ciancetta – Among the most impactful changes released by CMS each year in the Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule are adjustments to the Star Ratings program. As a result of the most recently finalized changes, CMS projects a 0.69% decline in overall quality bonus payments for 2026.


Health IT Appointments & Hires

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Visana Health, Sonrava Health, uPerform, MedeAnaytics, CereCore, Hallmark Health Care Solutions, Certara Inc., Strive Health, Unlearn, Luminis Health, Cotiviti, Leavitt Partners, Eko Health, Collette Health, & the CDC.





Interoperability 2025: The Hare and the Tortoise

Our annual predictions for 2025 continue with our quest for interoperability. Throughout the next few weeks we will be asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2025. Check back as we cover value-based care, virtual care, and how AI will impact healthcare finance, security, RCM, and clinical issues.