Medicare Planning
Medicare planning news and analysis, including coverage of the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare supplement insurance, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly plans.
UnitedHealth Expects Medicare Plan Enrollment to Fall 1M
By Allison BellThe insurer projects that its ACA exchange numbers will decrease by two-thirds in 2026.
October 07, 2025
7 Weird Facts About This Medicare Plan Enrollment PeriodIt starts Oct. 15, and it's already tying advisors' brains into knots.
September 30, 2025
Medicare Annual Enrollment Period: What's ChangingSome seemingly minor tweaks could make clients' lives different.
September 29, 2025
Medicare Advantage Plans Zero Out AgentsA market veteran wonders whether the real problem is market upheaval or AI dreams.
September 25, 2025
Medicare Could Tie Commission Growth to Overall Inflation RateThat's one of the suggestions in an Urban Institute report on the role of Medicare plans' agents and brokers.
September 05, 2025
Best & Worst Medicare Advantage Plans in 10 States: J.D. Power, 2025Overall satisfaction fell as trust in the plans declined.
September 02, 2025
Milliman Posts Shocking Retiree Health Care Cost ForecastFor people who use Medicare supplement insurance, the total might fall.
August 30, 2025
Prior Authorization Is Coming to Traditional MedicareProviders in some states will have to show why they are offering patients certain kinds of care.