Fewer Medicare Advantage plans made the 5-star rating for 2024, and there were surprises among those that were on, and off, the MA and Part D list this year.

Gone from this year’s 5-star list were Kaiser Permanente’s Kaiser Foundation Health Plans. The large California-based health system is frequently held as a model for how integrated care results in better quality of health and lower costs, with the results showing up in the star ratings.