Thinking of ditching Medicare Advantage? Here’s why John Oliver and Suze Orman say you should. But are they right?

Why the debate matters.
Health Affairs

We Need Better Data To Measure The Value Of Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, featuring analysis and discussion from all stakeholder perspectives with the goal of ...
The Daily Overview on MSN

Medicare Advantage will officially drop these benefits in 2026

Medicare Advantage is about to look very different in 2026, and not in ways most enrollees will welcome. Federal regulators are tightening the definition of what counts as a health-related benefit, ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

CMS Proposes Nearly Flat 2027 Medicare Advantage Payment Rates

CMS released its 2027 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies, proposing a net average year-over-year payment ...
Forbes

5 Myths About Medicare Advantage — And What To Know Before Enrolling

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Samuels is the Founder/CEO of Wellworth healthcare advisory firm. Medicare Advantage Myths That Could Cost You in 2025 From ...
Opinion
Becker's Hospital ReviewOpinion

Ascension CEO ‘taking a closer look’ at Medicare Advantage plans

As more hospitals and health systems grow frustrated with Medicare Advantage plans, Ascension is among the organizations rethinking how — and whether — to continue participating. Delays in care, high ...
JD Supra

Medicare Advantage in Uncertain Times

As of 2025, 54% of all Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA). The average Medicare beneficiary had a choice of over ...
Healthline

Switching from Medicare Advantage to Medigap: What to Know

Medicare enrollees have the flexibility to change their coverage as their health and financial needs evolve. If you’re considering switching from Medicare Advantage (Part C) to a Medicare supplement ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

For seniors on Medicare Advantage, lower costs can mean gambling with health care

Medicare Advantage, a private alternative to traditional Medicare, offers extra benefits and low monthly premiums. However, prior authorizations and claim denials complicate this increasingly popular ...
Health Affairs

Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits: Origins, Evolution, And Issues For Policy Making

This article is the first in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, featuring analysis and discussion from all stakeholder perspectives with the goal of ...
Forbes

I Switched To Medicare Advantage — Was It The Right Move?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Author of best seller AARP Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life. For years my wife and I were covered by traditional Medicare and a ...