{
  "id": 6613524,
  "title": "Half of Medicare Advantage stars thresholds harder to reach in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/half-of-medicare-advantage-stars-thresholds-harder-to-reach-in-2027",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:18:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthcare Dive",
    "slug": "healthcare-dive",
    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/medicare-advantage-stars-cutpoints-2027-cms/829963/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The CMS released draft star ratings, including the thresholds for reaching those ratings, to plans earlier this week. The grading sheet got stricter, which doesn’t bode well for insurers, one MA expert said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Healthcare Dive",
        "title": "Why leading Medicare Advantage plans are rethinking care transitions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/why-leading-medicare-advantage-plans-are-rethinking-care-transitions",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}