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CMS Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Suspend Enrollment

CMS to suspend enrollment into Elevance’s Medicare Advantage plans

By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is sanctioning Elevance Health and plans to suspend enrollment into the

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

‘We’re running in when others are running out’: Stability drives record growth for regional Medicare Advantage plans

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage enrollment grew less than 1% during this past annual enrollment

CMS Dual Eligible Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Special Needs Plans

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grew by About 1 Million People, Mainly Due to Special Needs Plans

(Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 23, 2026)

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage’s ‘sunk-cost’ problem

(By: Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage now covers about 55% of eligible beneficiaries nationwide — more

CMS Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage grows less than 1% during annual enrollment: 7 notes

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Almost 35.5 million people were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan as

Affordable Care Act (ACA)Employer Healthcare Health Care Finance Medicaid Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 ACA, Employer Health Insurance, Healthcare Finance, Hospital Spending, Medicaid, medicare, Medicare Advantage

Hospital Spending Accounted for 40% of the Growth in National Health Spending Between 2022 and 2024

(Authors: Jamie Godwin, Zachary Levinson, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 11, 2026) National spending on

Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Molina to drop Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans in 2027

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Molina Healthcare will exit the Medicare Advantage Part D business in 2027,

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment period, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

What experts say individuals should consider before changing Medicare Advantage plans.

We are now past the halfway mark of the 2026 Medicare Advantage open enrollment period. The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

The future of Medicare Advantage plans

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed 0.09 percent increase in Medicare Advantage payments for

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Proposed MA rate will result in ‘higher premiums, reduced benefits, and less coverage options’: Fitch

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage insurers will likely continue to scale back supplemental benefits and