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...

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...

How Seniors’ Medicare Advantage Benefits are Changing:  What to know

by Newsweek | Aug 10, 2026 | Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

Millions of older Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans have already seen popular extra benefits scaled back, with further cuts anticipated as insurers grapple with rising medical costs and tighter federal payments, according to experts. While core benefits...

This Medicare Part D subsidy is expiring.  We answered your questions.

by PBS News – Health | Aug 10, 2026 | Industry News, Medicare, Part D

A U.S. government subsidy that helped lower the cost of Medicare prescription drug plans is ending a year early, potentially affecting monthly premiums for millions of beneficiaries in 2027. The most important thing to know is that Medicare Part D is not ending, said...

Q2 2026 Medicare Carrier Financials Side-By-Side

by Medicare Market Insights | Aug 6, 2026 | Carrier, Industry News, Medicare

Alignment, UnitedHealth, CVS, Humana, Elevance, Centene, Molina Q2 2026 results Side-by-Side...

Humana to exit more Medicare Advantage plans in 2027

by Healthcare Dive | Jul 29, 2026 | Industry News, Medicare, Medicare Advantage

The insurer is laser-focused on reaching margin targets, and will sacrifice some plans with lower returns next year to do so.  Humana plans to shut down more Medicare Advantage plans next year as the insurer works to improve profits, auguring more disruption for...