Contract Year 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule

by CMS | Nov 25, 2025 | Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Part D

On November 25, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would revise the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Part D), and Medicare Cost Plan Program. The Contract Year (CY) 2027...

Why Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Ending in 2026 (and What You Can Do to Help Enrollees)

by Agent & Advisor | Nov 19, 2025 | A&A, Health, Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage enrollment continues to surge, with projections showing two-thirds of beneficiaries enrolled by 2034. However, the landscape is undergoing significant shifts in 2026, and the future may look very different from the industry we recognize today....

States warn payers not to restrict Medicare Advantage access 

by Becker's Payer | Nov 14, 2025 | Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

State insurance regulators are issuing warnings around what they describe as unfair practices by Medicare Advantage insurers to restrict enrollment.  Amid rising costs and increased regulatory pressures, insurers have been adjusting their broker commission structures...

Forecasting the Future Health Insurance Impacts of the Big, Beautiful Bill

by Agent And Advisor | Nov 12, 2025 | A&A, ACA Plans, Health, Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

The recently signed “One Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) is already making waves across the country, especially among Medicaid and ACA enrollees. Most headlines have focused on the immediate effects — subsidy rollbacks, work requirements, and funding cuts — but licensed...

Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Acting Now, Not Waiting on Policy

by PR Newswire | Nov 10, 2025 | Industry News, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans

Wellcare, a company offering a comprehensive range of Medicare products and the Medicare brand of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), will offer Medicare Advantage (MA) to over 51 million beneficiaries in 32 states and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) products to more than 8...

Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Acting Now, Not Waiting on Policy

by Agent & Advisor | Nov 5, 2025 | A&A, Health, Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

More than 10 million Medicare beneficiaries live in rural communities — nearly one in five enrollees. These individuals tend to be older, sicker, and poorer than their urban peers. They often face long drives for care, limited plan choices, and a health system that...