Industry News
Why Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Ending in 2026 (and What You Can Do to Help Enrollees)
Medicare Advantage enrollment continues to surge, with projections showing two-thirds of beneficiaries enrolled by 2034. However, the landscape is undergoing significant shifts...
States warn payers not to restrict Medicare Advantage access
State insurance regulators are issuing warnings around what they describe as unfair practices by Medicare Advantage insurers to restrict enrollment. Amid rising costs and...
2026 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
The Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible that beneficiaries pay if admitted to the hospital will be $1,736 in 2026, an increase of $60 from $1,676 in 2025. Part A...
Forecasting the Future Health Insurance Impacts of the Big, Beautiful Bill
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...
Dems accept shutdown deal without ACA guarantee
Enough Senate Democrats are poised to accept a deal to reopen the government without a concrete agreement to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies — but with the promise of a...
Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Acting Now, Not Waiting on Policy
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...
Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Acting Now, Not Waiting on Policy
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...
Medicare finalizes controversial cut to specialty care next year
Medicare has locked in a controversial pay cut for specialty doctors next year, normalizing reimbursement between specialists and primary care doctors and curbing the influence...
Plan Year 2026 Marketplace Plans and Prices Fact Sheet
The Health Insurance Marketplace® Open Enrollment Period for plan year 2026 begins on November 1, 2025, and runs until January 15, 2026. In plan year 2026, most enrollees on...
What to know about ACA open enrollment
Beginning Saturday, Americans will be able to log into the federal Affordable Care Act exchange and choose their insurance plans for next year. Nov. 1. has been a key date in the...