UnitedHealthcare and Humana are ending plans for 1M+ members in 2027. Learn the non-renewal SEP dates, Medigap rights and a compliant outreach plan for AEP.
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CMS Announcement — September 28, 2026 | AEP Opens October 15 Medicare Advantage Premiums Are Dropping 16.5% in 2027: What Brokers Need to Know Before AEP Opens On September 28, 2026 — 17 days before AEP opens — CMS announced that the weighted average monthly premium for Medicare Advantage plans is projected to fall to...
Medicare Supplement Update — October 5, 2026 Medigap High Deductible 2027: Plan G Deductible Rises to $3,050 — What Medicare Supplement Brokers Must Know CMS has announced that the annual deductible for high-deductible Medigap Plans G, F and J will be $3,050 beginning January 1, 2027 — a $100 increase from $2,950 in 2026. The...
Breaking Compliance Alert — September 28, 2026 CMS Cancels 760,000 ACA Enrollments and Freezes New Broker Registrations: What Every ACA Agent Must Know Before OEP 2027 On September 22, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services cancelled coverage for more than 760,000 ACA Marketplace enrollees and simultaneously imposed a temporary moratorium blocking new agent...
AEP 2026 Market Alert — September 21, 2026 Medicare Advantage Benefits Are Being Cut for 2027: What Every Broker Must Know Before AEP Opens October 15 Nearly 70% of Medicare Advantage plan leaders expect their 2027 benefit packages to be less generous than 2026’s. UnitedHealthcare has dropped approximately 13% of its plans across 18 states....
Breaking Carrier Update — AEP 2026 Molina Healthcare Exits Medicare Advantage in Connecticut, Mississippi, and Nevada: What Brokers Must Do Before October 15 Molina Healthcare is discontinuing its standard Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) product nationwide for 2027 — affecting approximately 80,000 members and roughly $1 billion in annual premiums. For brokers with Molina Medicare...
Medicare Broker Income Guide — 2026/2027 Residual Income as a Medicare Broker: How Renewal Commissions Build Lasting Wealth in 2026 and 2027 Most insurance professionals focus on the next sale. The brokers who build real wealth focus on the client they enrolled three years ago who is still paying renewal commissions every month — without...
Week 11 — ACA Broker Education ACA Marketplace OEP 2027 Broker Guide: Key Dates, Rule Changes, and How to Maximize the Most Challenging Enrollment Season in Years The 2027 ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment Period brings shorter federal deadlines, a dramatically smaller enrollment pool after 2026’s historic drop, new compliance rules, and major subsidy changes from...
EmblemHealth Essential Plan 2026 guide: $125 quarterly OTC/healthy food allowance, gym reimbursement, dental & vision. See how it compares to Healthfirst, Fidelis, Affinity by Molina & UnitedHealthcare.
WellCare AEP 2027: 13 New Plans, D-SNP Duals Growth, and What Brokers Need to Know Before October 15
Carrier Update — AEP 2027 WellCare AEP 2027: 13 New Plans, D-SNP Duals Growth, Spendables Upgrades, and What Every Broker Needs to Know Before October 15 WellCare is heading into AEP 2027 with an ambitious growth agenda — expanding its plan footprint, doubling down on Dual Eligible beneficiaries, upgrading its Spendables card benefit, improving Star...
