Stars as a Protection Strategy
From Soaring to New Health by ProspHire - A National Healthcare Consulting Firm
June 4, 2026 · 34 min · Season 4 · Episode 3
About this episode
This episode discusses the evolving Medicare Stars program and strategies for health plans to protect their performance.
The Medicare Stars program is changing and the strategies that worked in the past may not be enough moving forward. In this episode, Bill Rayball of Highmark Health and ProspHire’s Andrew Bell discuss the program’s evolution, the growing importance of clinical outcomes and what health plans must do now to protect performance in an increasingly complex environment
People in this episode
Guests: Bill Rayball, Andrew Bell
Topics covered
- Medicare Stars program
- health plans
- clinical outcomes
- performance protection
- healthcare strategies
Keywords
- Medicare Stars
- health plans
- clinical outcomes
- performance
- healthcare strategies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Highmark Health, ProspHire, Medicare Stars
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