# What Rising Disenrollment Rates Reveal About Medicare Advantage

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Podcast: [A Health Podyssey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621)
Published: 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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 .

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