STAR RATING SYSTEM APPEARS HELPFUL FOR SENIORS ENROLLING IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTH PLANS

Seniors eligible for Medicare have choices when it comes to receiving medical services. They can either enroll in a fee for service system or in the Medicare Advantage Plan, where a number of private insurers contract with Medicare to deliver health care. A new study examined whether providing a star rating system for these different plans was associated with beneficiaries' decisions about plan enrollment. Catherine Dolf explains in this week's JAMA Report.

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