U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10521: MA STARS Act
Status: In committee, September 21, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the regulations implementing the 5-star rating system under Medicare Advantage.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the regulations implementing the 5-star rating system under Medicare Advantage.
From the introduced text, September 21, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the regulations implementing the 5-star rating system under Medicare Advantage. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Rating Systems Act or the MA STARS Act . SECTION 2. Revising regulations implementing Medicare Advantage 5-star rating system (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, through notice and comment rulemaking, revise sections 422.160 through 422.166 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide that, in implementing the Star Ratings program with respect to an MA-only contract or an MA-PD contract, for the 2031 contract year and each subsequent contract year, the calculation of Star Ratings for such year shall-- (1) exclude any measure that-- (A) the Secretary determines is not related to clinical quality, patient outcomes, or patient experience for individuals enrolled under the contract; (B) the Secretary determines is not reasonably attributable to actions of the issuer and its delegated entities, consistent with program guidance; (C) is based on data from a survey distributed to individuals enrolled under the contract if such survey-- (i) includes more than 10 questions; (ii) does not yield responses from a geographically, demographically, and socioeconomically diverse set of individuals; or (iii) fails to meet such minimum response, …
Sponsors
- Mike Kelly (R, HD-PA-16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10521?
- HB10521 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): MA STARS Act.
- What does HB10521 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the regulations implementing the 5-star rating system under Medicare Advantage.
- What is the status of HB10521?
- In committee as of September 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10521?
- Mike Kelly (R, HD-PA-16).
- Where is the official record for HB10521?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10521
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