Triple-S Management Corporation’s Medicare Advantage HMO Offering Upgraded to 4.5 Star Rating
The new rating is an upgrade from its previous 4-star rating and will apply in payment year 2020.
Approximately 88% of Triple-S's Medicare Advantage membership participates in its HMO offering.
"We are thrilled that our HMO offering has received an overall 4.5-star rating. It is a testament to our team's commitment to provide our members high-quality managed care services," said
CMS' stars rating reflects the quality of care a member receives and the member's satisfaction with his or her health carrier. The rating measures such factors as preventive care, hospital readmissions, adherence to medications and the management of chronic conditions.
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- Trends in health care costs and utilization rates
- Ability to secure sufficient premium rate increases
- Competitor pricing below market trends of increasing costs
- Re-estimates of policy and contract liabilities
- Changes in government laws and regulations of managed care, life insurance or property and casualty insurance
- Significant acquisitions or divestitures by major competitors
- Introduction and use of new prescription drugs and technologies
- A downgrade in the Company's financial strength ratings
- A downgrade in the Government of
Puerto Rico's debt - Litigation or legislation targeted at managed care, life insurance or property and casualty insurance companies
- Ability to contract with providers consistent with past practice
- Ability to successfully implement the Company's disease management, utilization management and Star ratings programs
- Ability to maintain Federal Employees, Medicare and Medicaid contracts
- Volatility in the securities markets and investment losses and defaults
- General economic downturns, major disasters, and epidemics
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