Health plan enrollment drops 2.8% as individual market, Medicaid shrink
Health insurers’ membership declined 2.8% year-over-year to about 312.5 million people in the first half of 2026, as losses in the individual market and Medicaid outpaced gains in Medicare Advantage and employer-based plans. The figures come from a Sept. 29 analysis by Mark Farrah Associates, which draws on statutory financial filings with the National Association […] The post Health plan enrollment drops 2.8% as individual market, Medicaid shrink appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Pay...
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Membership Movement signal via Becker's Payer Issues: "Health plan enrollment drops 2.8% as individual market, Medicaid shrink".
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on membership movement: Health insurers’ membership declined 2.8% year-over-year to about 312.5 million people in the first half of 2026, as losses in the individual market and Medicaid outpaced gains in Medicare Advantage and employer-based pl…
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