# 119-hr-10521: MA STARS Act

119-hr-10521, MA STARS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30).

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- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10521
- Congress: 119
- Title: MA STARS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Refocus Medicare Advantage Star Ratings on clinically meaningful measures and patient experience.** This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the Star Ratings framework for Medicare Advantage (MA) and MA-PD contracts starting with the 2031 contract year, limit included measures to newly added measures tied to clinical quality, outcomes, or patient experience, and make excluded measures display-only with public reporting. - Beneficiaries: Ratings would shift toward measures tied to outcomes and patient experience, which could change how people compare plans when choosing coverage. - Plans and delegated entities: MA and MA-PD plans would face narrower criteria for what counts in a Star Rating. Some existing measures could be removed from scores and shown only as publicly displayed information. - Transparency and oversight: Two Technical Expert Panels with balanced stakeholder seats would review beneficiary survey instruments and rating methodology, accept public comment, and must deliver recommendations within two years. The Secretary must publish an annual public report for the 2031 contract year and each year after showing rating distribution, methodology, and the data behind any exclusions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare Advantage star rating changes: mixed, low. This bill would require HHS to revise Medicare Advantage Star Ratings rules by notice-and-comment rulemaking for the 2031 contract year and after. It would allow the agency to exclude measures that are not about clinical quality, are not reasonably attributable to the issuer or its delegated entiti…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10521 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10521)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10370)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10521 (as of 2026-09-30).