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Humana and UnitedHealthcare to end Medicare Advantage plans covering about 1 million seniors
The insurers say the discontinuations will begin next year, with roughly 600,000 Humana enrollees affected.
By Mara Vennick · 2 min read
Humana and UnitedHealthcare say they will discontinue Medicare Advantage plans next year that together cover about 1 million people aged 65 or older.
Roughly 600,000 Humana enrollees will be affected by that company’s decision, according to a spokesperson. Both insurers have said they are withdrawing the affected plans, putting their members’ existing coverage arrangements in question for next year.
The combined figure describes the number of people enrolled in the plans being discontinued. The supplied information does not establish whether those members will obtain replacement coverage, and the announcements should not be read as confirmation that about 1 million people will become uninsured.
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The available material provides no explanation for the decisions, details of the affected plans or information about alternatives for their members. It also gives no separate enrolment figure for the UnitedHealthcare plans being discontinued.
Editor’s note: Further source material is needed for background, competing views and next steps.