Unused Benefits: Agents are Key to Making the Most of Medicare Advantage Plans

This year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had planned to require Medicare Advantage (MA) carriers to send midyear reminders to beneficiaries who hadn’t used their supplemental benefits. Initially slated for July 2025, those notices have been delayed until mid-2026 after insurers argued that they needed more time to track benefit usage accurately. ARTICLE