Aetna
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- Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment
CVS's insurer subsidiary, reducing MA offerings and ending commissions on certain MA plans.
Aetna across every timeline
Every dated entry that names Aetna, from all 1 timeline, newest first.
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- Aetna says over 69 percent of MA members are in four-star plans Announcement
Aetna said more than 69% of its Medicare Advantage members were in 2027 plans rated four stars or higher. The ratings were assigned by CMS.
on Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment - Aetna stops commissions on certain Medicare Advantage plans Update
Aetna stopped paying broker commissions on certain Medicare Advantage plans on September 15. Becker’s reported that Aetna confirmed the change.
on Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment - Plan non-renewal letters are due by October 2; open enrollment runs October 15 to December 7 Report
With insurers having told investors which 2027 plans will end on December 31, members learn by letter in early October, leaving a window before open enrollment closes on December 7. Those whose plan is terminated get a guaranteed-issue right to buy Medigap if they return to Original Medicare, a protection lost if they simply pick another MA plan.
on Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment - Enrollment data: MA grows only 3 percent to 35.5 million; UnitedHealthcare down 9 percent since October Report
A Healthcare Dive analysis of CMS enrollment files showed 35.5 million people in Medicare Advantage in February 2026 versus 34.4 million a year earlier, growth of about 3 percent against a historical pace of up to 10 percent. UnitedHealthcare fell to just under 9.4 million from 10.3 million before open enrollment; Elevance, Centene and CVS lost 14, 4 and 3 percent of members; Humana was the big gainer.
on Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment
20252 entries
- UnitedHealthcare confirms full exits from 16 markets, 109 fewer counties, for 2026 Announcement
As the 2026 plan files went public, UnitedHealthcare confirmed it would leave Medicare Advantage entirely in 16 markets, affecting about 180,000 members, and offer plans in one fewer state and 109 fewer counties. Humana cut 194 counties and three states, and Aetna about 90 plans across 100 counties; Elevance added counties but left the standalone Part D market.
on Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment - Insurers pledge to Kennedy and Oz to cut prior authorization by 2026 and standardize it by 2027 Announcement
At an HHS roundtable, Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Elevance, Centene, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente, the Blues and AHIP committed to six voluntary reforms across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care and commercial plans: fewer services subject to prior authorization in 2026, real-time electronic approvals and honouring other insurers' decisions by 2027. A year later, KFF Health News found insurers hedging on the promises.
on Medicare Advantage's Retreat: From the 2026 Rate Hike to the 2027 Plan Exits and Open Enrollment