A federal judge in the nation’s capital ruled the US Department of Health and Human Services acted lawfully by not utilizing a 2019 rule to adjust a Medicare managed care plan’s 2025 “star rating” after historic flooding in a South Florida county.

In a memorandum opinion , Judge Amit P. Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, granted summary judgment Friday in favor of the HHS. Mehta found health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. failed to make its case for a recalculation of its 2025 “star rating,” a quality measure for private ...