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Humana, UnitedHealth plunge 20% after Trump administration proposes keeping Medicare Advantage rates flat

Shares of large Medicare plan providers Humana, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group plunged in extended trading.

Medicare Advantage Insurers Are Experiencing Unprecedented Headwinds

Medicare Advantage is facing unprecedented challenges from a decrease in reimbursement rates and the federal government’s ...

Medicare Advantage insurers face new curbs on overcharges in Trump plan

Federal officials have a plan that could curb billions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans. But will they ...
Washington Monthly

CMS Takes Aim at Medicare Advantage Fraud

CMS’s proposed crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding could save billions and mark a turning point in the fight against ...

Jim Cramer notes that “Humana got hit the hardest” by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announcement

Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) is one of the noteworthy S&P 500 stocks Jim Cramer highlighted. Cramer highlighted what caused an ...

Trump’s Flat Medicare Advantage Rate May Harm Seniors’ Choices

Rising costs coupled by flat rates set by the Trump administration for Medicare Advantage could trigger withdrawals of health insurers from markets across the U.S.

CMS official defends flat Medicare Advantage rate proposal for 2027

Medicare director Chris Klomp said the Trump administration is “massively” in support of MA as health insurers cry foul over ...
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 ...
STAT

Trump administration proposes tiny pay raise to 2027 Medicare Advantage plans

The Trump administration plans to increase payments to next year’s Medicare Advantage plans by less than 0.1% on average — ...

Humana Report Finds Value-Based Care Improves Outcomes for Medicare Advantage Members

Medicare Advantage members in value-based care arrangements had 24.3% fewer inpatient hospital admissions than those in Original Medicare in 2024. Humana Medicare Advantage members receiving ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Increased Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries

Objective: To address concerns about payment adequacy in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a 2017 federal policy change increased risk scores and associated capitated payments for community-dwelling ...