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CMS’s new Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2026 show more hospitals earning 5 stars, reinforcing quality transparency signals that can affect MA network strategy, hospital contracting leverage, and VBC performance narratives tied to outcomes and patient experience (Healthcare Finance). At the same time, provider and policy attention is centering on Medicare Advantage reform and model scalability: AHA is pressing for MA changes around access and plan-provider friction, while Health Affairs’ review of Independence at Home flags that even successful home-based VBC demonstrations can struggle to scale operationally and financially across markets ([Health Affairs](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxQNmhmbTAxSDhmYjg0dkxWdFhYcjBwRzZkZU0tN1BWangzSEJMdUEzVmVwSGl0UnBKa24wbGdkeDBPRmUzblYyOTloYXItT0ZTal8zSEJGTmlVTlFBRGZEWkFPU3A3X0RNSWFOVm5RMHpEcm1WZHhlbGhJQVVvVlJEOTlvZ1A4ZkFzdlh0M1ZBUWFmMXRQeVl2YnJPOHBOQ
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