Episode
What Rising Disenrollment Rates Reveal About Medicare Advantage
- Podcast
- A Health Podyssey
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- Mar 31, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1202
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Summary
Health Affairs ' Rob Lott interviews Em Balkan of Brown University about their recent paper showing that rapid disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans tripled from 2017 to 2022 , with higher rates among dual‑eligible beneficiaries and certain racial and ethnic groups — raising questions about how well plans are meeting beneficiaries’ needs. Order the March 2026 issue of Health Affairs .