Coverage dated October 20, 2026 to October 26, 2026

UnitedHealthcare, Humana Medicare Advantage cancellations to affect 1 million

Headline from KXAN Austin

The plans being discontinued are primarily Preferred Provider Organizations, which offer more flexible provider networks.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Fortune

    UnitedHealthcare and Humana are ending Medicare Advantage plans for nearly 1 million people (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    When payers end a plan, they either want to lose those customers altogether or get those customers to switch to a different, typically pared down and more profitable plan, Brooks Conway, a principal at Oliver Wyman actuarial consulting, told Healthcare Brew.

  2. New York Post

    America’s largest health insurance companies cancel nearly 1M Medicare Advantage plans — here’s what that means for recipients (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Health insurance giants are cutting back on benefits to maximize their profit, according to an alarming new report.

  3. News Nation Now

    UnitedHealthcare, Humana Medicare Advantage cancellations to affect 1M (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    UnitedHealthcare and Humana are canceling the plans to boost corporate profits.

  4. Conservative Daily News

    Is Your Medicare Advantage Plan Ending? UnitedHealthcare and Humana Cuts Hit Nearly 1 Million Members (opens Conservative Daily News)

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    Conservative Daily News's feed description

    by Carl Fox at CDN - UnitedHealthcare and Humana are discontinuing Medicare Advantage plans covering nearly 1 million people for 2027, and affected members have until the end of February to pick new coverage.

  5. KXAN Austin

    UnitedHealthcare, Humana Medicare Advantage cancellations to affect 1 million (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    The plans being discontinued are primarily Preferred Provider Organizations, which offer more flexible provider networks.

  6. WPRI Providence

    UnitedHealthcare, Humana ending Medicare Advantage plans (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    The plans being discontinued are primarily Preferred Provider Organizations, which offer more flexible provider networks.

  7. Quartz

    Humana and UnitedHealthcare are ending Medicare Advantage plans for about 1 million (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Medicare Advantage plan cuts at Humana and UnitedHealthcare will affect about 1 million older members, and here is what each insurer has disclosed about exits and replacement plans

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