{"id":30,"date":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/insurancebylupitacano-com\/2026\/09\/28\/usa-medicare-advantage-plan-switching\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:00:00","slug":"usa-medicare-advantage-plan-switching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/28\/usa-medicare-advantage-plan-switching\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Medicare Advantage Plan Switching"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/lupita-cano\/medicare-advantage-switching-remotion-videos-6a96\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As someone who works closely with Medicare Advantage and understands the landscape firsthand, I\u2019ve seen how plan choices can shape health outcomes. From 2016 to 2022, there was a notable increase in voluntary plan switching within Medicare Advantage, especially among dual-eligible enrollees\u2014those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. For fully dual-eligible individuals, switching rates rose from about 12% to 22%, and for partial dual-eligibles, from 17% to 30%. Other beneficiaries saw a smaller uptick, from around 10% to 13%. Despite these internal changes, very few made the move from Medicare Advantage back to traditional Medicare by 2022: about 4% of fully dual-eligible, 2% of partial dual-eligible, and less than 1% of other beneficiaries. Factors like age, risk, and race or ethnicity played a role in these patterns\u2014older adults tended to switch less, while those with the highest health risks were more inclined to return to traditional Medicare. It\u2019s clear that more beneficiaries are exploring their options, often changing provider networks and plan features, yet those enrolled in dual special needs plans tended to stay put. These trends highlight the importance of understanding your Medicare choices and how they impact your coverage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who works closely with Medicare Advantage and understands the landscape firsthand, I\u2019ve seen how plan choices can shape health outcomes. From 2016 to 2022, there was a notable increase in voluntary plan switching within Medicare Advantage, especially among dual-eligible enrollees\u2014those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. For fully dual-eligible individuals, switching rates rose [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":59,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.insurancebylupitacano.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}