UnitedHealthcare (NYSE:UNH) has become the latest to legally challenge the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings system, which allows health insurers to receive bonus payments from the government. The lawsuit filed by a group of UnitedHealth (UNH) subsidiaries in a Texas district court on Monday alleged that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Another significant legal headache related to star ratings is on the table of the federal government just days before open enrollment begins. | One call center interaction is at the crux of a lawsuit UnitedHealthcare is bringing forward against the federal government because of a reduced star rating score.

A handful of plans owned by the nation's largest MA payer are the latest to ask the court to help raise their valuable quality scores.

Key Takeaways The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) won’t release Medicare star ratings until Oct. 10, just five days before open enrollment begins.This is an improvement over last year,

UnitedHealth asked a federal judge to block CMS from lowering the insurer’s 2025 Medicare Advantage quality ratings

Higher "cut points" mean Medicare Advantage insurers will continue to have a tough time earning top star ratings — and the bonus payments that go along with them — next year.

The insurer’s stock sank to its lowest level in more than a decade after the federal government lowered the rating for one of its most popular plans.