Costco Is Getting Into Medicare — Here’s What Its New Health Insurance PlansCould Mean for

by BENZINGA, Tanya Rawat | Aug 18, 2026 | Health, Industry News, Medicare

The warehouse retailer plans a limited rollout of jointly branded Medicare Advantage plans in two states and a Medicare supplement plan in a third, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The three markets together have about 5 million Medicare enrollees, while the...

Medicare Advantage members hit hard by rising costs

by InvestmentNews, Steve Randall | Aug 18, 2026 | Industry News, Medicare Advantage

According to the J.D. Power 2026 U.S. Medicare Advantage Study released Tuesday, overall member satisfaction fell 12 points this year to 611 on a 1,000-point scale; the second consecutive annual decline and a 41-point drop since 2024. Behind that slide is retirees...

Centene CFO to step down at year-end

by HealthcareDive | Aug 17, 2026 | Health, Industry News, Medicare

Drew Asher, the current chief financial officer of Centene, will step down from his role on Dec. 31 before retiring at the end of 2027, the Missouri-based company announced Monday. Chris Neczypor, former executive vice president and CFO at financial services firm...

‘Profit growth over enrollment growth’: Health insurers are dropping MedicareAdvantage plans — many older Americans will be affected

by MoneyWise, Vawn Himmelsbach | Aug 17, 2026 | Enrollment, Growth, Industry News, Medicare Advantage

One in 10 Medicare Advantage policyholders face forced disenrollment this year, according to an analysis by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That’s as many as 2.9 million Americans. Why Medicare Advantage plans are disappearing...

Health insurers are dumping Medicare Advantage plans.  Here how many seniors could be affected.

by MarketWatch | Aug 13, 2026 | Industry News, Medicare Advantage

Older adults could be scrambling for new health coverage next year, especially in rural markets that have fewer insurance choices. Humana has been the first big insurer to spell out its Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, saying it will exit markets and plans covering...

777 Partners Files for Bankruptcy, Owing A-Cap $1.2B

by Life Annuity Specialist | Aug 12, 2026 | Bankruptcy, Industry News

A troubled investment company that owes more than $1 billion to a holding company with life insurers and reinsurers in South Carolina and Utah has declared bankruptcy. Alternative investment firm 777 Partners and affiliate 600 Partners — holding companies for a...