{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health Affairs This Week","title":"Medicare Advantage's $16 Billion Quality Bonus Program: Litigation, Reform, and Rising Costs","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e887a446\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1100,"description":"Health Affairs Publishing's Jeff Byers welcomes Erica Socker of Georgetown University to the pod to discuss her recent Forefront article that explores how the Medicare Advantage quality bonus program is working in the wake of a Clover Health-CMS lawsuit over star ratings. They discuss the court’s ruling, CMS’s policy response, and why the case could become a catalyst for broader reforms to a program that now distributes billions of dollars annually. \nRelated Links:\nMedicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program: Court Decisions Spotlight Flaws (Health Affairs Forefront)\nSign up for Health Affairs' free newsletter to catch up on our new articles, podcasts, and events.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1yTEmrg3NcfwPvygDcOosqdCKJnotdzHk5P0Oq8y-us/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE2NjA3LzE2MDY4/MzkyNjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}