Section Title

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grew by About 1 Million People, Mainly Due to Special Needs Plans

Just over 35 million people are enrolled in Medicare Advantage in February 2026, an increase of 1.1 million since a...

Health Insurer Financial Performance in 2024

This analysis of trends in health insurers’ financial data shows that insurers’ gross margins per enrollee dipped slightly in 2024...

What Newly Released Medicaid Data Do and Don’t Tell Us

On February 14, 2026, CMS released a dataset with provider-level spending data that the agency suggests could be used to...

Medical or Prescription Denials- Very Helpful Resources

Medical or prescription denials can be frustrating, heart-breaking and downright wrong. Many denials are automated by AI and happen in...

Medicaid Managed Care Reporting and Transparency: Managed Care Program Annual Reports

This brief describes the Managed Care Program Annual Report (MCPAR), a relatively new, comprehensive report on state Medicaid managed care...

A Look at the Medicaid Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Program and Upcoming Changes and Impacts

The PERM program measures improper payments in Medicaid through cyclical audits of state Medicaid programs. This brief explains the PERM...

The IRA Has Improved Coverage of Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation

The Medicare drug price negotiation program could improve coverage of drugs selected for negotiation for Medicare beneficiaries because the law...