Beyond Star Ratings: Proposal For A Medicare Advantage Transparency Scorecard Elizabeth Fowler Isabelle Jouve Angela Liu Purva Rawal February 10, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/beyond-star-ratings-proposal-medicare-advantage-transparency-scorecard A previous Forefront article by these authors described how a two-tier framework—reformed Stars Ratings and a comprehensive Medicare Advantage (MA) Transparency Scorecard on non-clinical dimensions—can better reflect overall plan performance, improve accountability, and strengthen quality measurement across MA. This second article delves further into the ways in which the scorecard can support accountability and provide policy makers with timely insights into plan performance beyond clinical quality.