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Fluctuating Star Ratings and Medicare Advantage Bonuses

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4398

October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This study examines whether Medicare contracts that repeatedly crossed the bonus-eligible threshold were more likely to receive bonus payments.

Corresponding Author: Andrew Anderson, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room 321, 1812 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205 (aander86@jh.edu).

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