Medicare Advantage Star Ratings In 2017 To Include Pharmacist Medication Review Rates

For 2017, the Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings will include the plan’s completion rate for Comprehensive Medication Reviews (CMR) by a pharmacist. To earn four or five stars, the plan must provide about half or more of eligible beneficiaries with CMR.

CMR is an encounter in which a pharmacist or other health professional meets with a Medicare Advantage member who takes multiple medications to first review all the medications and discuss with the member how to take the medications for best results, and answer the members question. At the end of the CMR, the member is given a written . . .