Approximately 98% of Medicare beneficiaries who sign up for a
stand-alone Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) in 2021 will be in contracts rated 3.5
stars or higher, compared to 70% in the 2020 plan year, CMS estimated recently
based on current enrollment figures. The average star rating for stand-alone
PDPs rose just slightly to 3.58 in 2021 from 3.5 in 2020. However, only five
PDP contracts received a 5-star rating, covering 0.13% of the PDP enrollees.
One of the top five PDP sponsors, Centene Corp.-owned WellCare Health Plans,
had 59% of its members enrolled in a 4-star contract. CVS Health Corp.'s
SilverScript Insurance Company, the largest PDP sponsor, had all of its
enrollees in a plan with 3.5 stars.
NOTE: Map shows only non-employer-group health plan counties.
SOURCES: CMS. Visit https://go.cms.gov/35eLdsU. AIS’' Directory of Health
Plans, as of September 2020.
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