ICYMI: Medicare Advantage is shrinking — here's what seniors need to know now #MedicareAdvantage #HealthCare

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“This doesn’t have to be the new normal, & it shouldn’t be,” said Rebecca Buck, SVP for public affairs for the Better #Medicare Alliance, which represents the private insurers. “It all starts by fully funding #MedicareAdvantage and good stable policymaking.”

“The upheaval and confusion in some areas of the country are in sharp contrast to the Trump administration’s claims that the Medicare Advantage program is 'stable' … that average premiums will be lower next year.”👇🏼

Another #TrumpDebacle
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#Medicare

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Let's talk about changes to Medicare Advantage plans. #MN07 #WeCanDoBetter #VoteOsberg #Medicare #MedicareAdvantage

Medicare Advantage is shrinking — here's what seniors need to know now #MedicareAdvantage #Seniors

Millions Lose Private Medicare Plans and Face Rising Costs. As enrollment for #MedicareAdvantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas

New More Perfect Union Video Exposes How AI Is Being Used to Deny Medicare Patients Care
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#HealthcareUncovered #MorePerfectUnion #Medicare #MedicareAdvantage #PriorAuthorization #HealthTech #PrivateEquityInHealthcare #PatientRights #HealthcareReform

Aetna Says 69% of Medicare Advantage Members Are in 4-Star Plans Aetna says more than 69% of its Medicare Advantage members are in plans rated four stars or higher for...

https://www.narrowit.com/news/aetna-2027-medicare-star-ratings-2026-10-08
#Aetna #CvsHealth #MedicareAdvantage #CmsStarRatings

#MedicareAdvantage plans are a scam. They are a bait and switch, and they are a GOP strategy for defunding traditional Medicare in the same way that school vouchers siphon off public education funding and channel into for-profit entities.

$90 Medicare Payments Hit Bank Accounts for 20M Seniors
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#$90MedicarePayments #cms #directDepositOct.8 #irmaaSurcharges #medicareAdvantage #medicareImprovementFund #medicarePartBPremium2026

No, Dr. Oz, Medicare Advantage Isn't "Stable"
Hidden costs hit seniors. MA premium drops mask record plan exits & 10% higher caps.
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#medicare #medicareadvocate #medicareagent #medicareplans #medicareadvantage

Support for #MedicareforAll is at its highest in a decade. A survey found 2/3 of Americans now favor expanding the government health program that largely covers seniors (about half of whom are enrolled in private plans through #MedicareAdvantage).

Wendell Potter: MedPAC estimates #Medicare will pay #MedicareAdvantage plans $76 billion more in 2026 than it would spend on the same people in traditional Medicare. The overpayments will total about $1.2 trillion through 2035.
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Medicare open enrollment runs 15 October to 7 December 2026, for coverage from 1 January 2027. What you can change, and CMS's 2027 premium outlook.

#Medicare #OpenEnrollment #MedicareAdvantage

Medicare open enrollment starts today. Drug premiums are rising. Humana is exiting plans affecting 600,000 members. UnitedHealthcare is dropping 13% of its plans.

Joanne Giardini-Russell writes for Rethinking65 on what advisors need to tell clients before December 7.

#Medicare #MedicareAdvantage

Trump plans $90 payments for 21 million seniors on Traditional #Medicare for Part B premiums. The payments will be made in October by direct deposit or by check. #MedicareAdvantage is not involved.

#HMSA is making some changes to its #MedicareAdvantage options next year and notifying thousands of members who’ll be affected. There will be two letters sent separately. #Hawaii buff.ly/G3HsAp2

MINNESOTANS FACE MAJOR MEDICARE PLAN CHANGES FOR 2027

Medicare plans, benefits and provider networks are changing. With enrollment opening Oct. 15, Minnesotans should carefully review 2027 coverage.

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#MinneapoliMedia #SaturdayNews #MedicareAdvantage

Over 1 million seniors are losing their Medicare Advantage plans #MedicareAdvantage #Seniors