{"id":26,"date":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/perrypartnersllc-com\/2026\/09\/24\/usa-medicare-advantage-plan-switching\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","slug":"usa-medicare-advantage-plan-switching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/24\/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\/perry-johnson\/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>Recent data on Medicare Advantage plan switching highlights some important trends for those navigating their coverage options. Between 2016 and 2022, voluntary switching within Medicare Advantage plans increased significantly, especially among dual-eligible enrollees\u2014those qualifying for both Medicare and Medicaid. For fully dual-eligible individuals, the switch rate rose from about 12% to 22%, and for partial dual-eligibles, from roughly 17% to 30%. Other beneficiaries also saw a smaller uptick, moving from about 10% to 13%. In contrast, few individuals moved back from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare by 2022: just 4% of fully dual-eligible, 2% of partial dual-eligible, and less than 1% of other beneficiaries made that switch.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s noteworthy that switching rates varied by age, risk, and racial or ethnic background. Older beneficiaries tended to stay put, while those with higher health risks were more likely to return to traditional Medicare. Even among these changes, those enrolled in dual special needs plans were less likely to switch. For many of my clients\u2014whether individuals, families, or business owners\u2014these shifts can mean adjustments in provider networks and plan features. As someone who\u2019s spent years guiding people through the complexities of Medicare, I believe understanding these patterns is essential for making informed choices that align with long-term financial and health security.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent data on Medicare Advantage plan switching highlights some important trends for those navigating their coverage options. Between 2016 and 2022, voluntary switching within Medicare Advantage plans increased significantly, especially among dual-eligible enrollees\u2014those qualifying for both Medicare and Medicaid. For fully dual-eligible individuals, the switch rate rose from about 12% to 22%, and for partial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":307,"featured_media":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/307"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perrypartnersllc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}