{"id":15,"date":"2026-10-01T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/eddiejtorres-com\/2026\/10\/01\/usa-medicare-advantage-plan-switching\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:00","slug":"usa-medicare-advantage-plan-switching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/eddie-torres\/medicare-advantage-switching-remotion-videos-6a96\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Medicare Advantage plan switching patterns have seen notable changes in recent years. From 2016 to 2022, voluntary switching within Medicare Advantage increased significantly for dual-eligible enrollees, with fully dual-eligible members moving from about 12% to 22%, and partial dual-eligible from around 17% to 30%. Other beneficiaries also saw a smaller rise, from 10% to 13%. Despite these shifts, moving from Medicare Advantage back to traditional Medicare remained rare in 2022\u2014about 4% for fully dual-eligible, 2% for partial dual-eligible, and less than 1% for other beneficiaries. Age, health risk, and race or ethnicity all played a role in these trends: older beneficiaries tended to switch less, while those with higher health risks were more likely to opt for traditional Medicare. As someone who has spent decades guiding individuals and families through the Medicare landscape, I see firsthand how changes in plan features and provider networks often prompt beneficiaries to reevaluate their options. Interestingly, those enrolled in dual special needs plans were less likely to switch. These trends underscore the importance of reviewing your coverage regularly to ensure your plan fits your needs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicare Advantage plan switching patterns have seen notable changes in recent years. From 2016 to 2022, voluntary switching within Medicare Advantage increased significantly for dual-eligible enrollees, with fully dual-eligible members moving from about 12% to 22%, and partial dual-eligible from around 17% to 30%. Other beneficiaries also saw a smaller rise, from 10% to 13%. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":533,"featured_media":16,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/533"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eddiejtorres.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}