This is the second installment of podcasts about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—otherwise known as CMS—and their Hospital Star Ratings Program. Last time we heard from Akin Demehin and Caitlin Gillooley, who lead AHA’s work on policy regarding quality of care, CMS had proposed several changes to the Star Ratings Methodology. Since then, the agency has finalized some—but not all—of those changes.

In this podcast, you'll hear about what changed, what didn’t, and what still needs to. We’ll also get the perspective of a hospital leader who can tell us how they see the Star Ratings program.