April 2026: TRUMP PRESIDENCY Trump administration finalizes better-than-feared Medicare Advantage payment rate in boost to health insurers

Trump administration finalizes better-than-feared Medicare Advantage payment rate in boost to health insurers
"The Trump administration will increase average Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than $13 billion, in 2027, according to CMS.

That's significantly higher than the proposed payment rate hike of 0.09% that the government floated in January.
Shares of UnitedHealth, CVS Health and Humana jumped in after-hours trading.
The Trump administration on Monday finalized a 2027 payment rate increase to privately run Medicare plans that was far bigger than initially proposed, a boost to health insurer stocks.
The government will increase average Medicare Advantage payments by 2.48%, or more than $13 billion, in 2027, according to a release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Trump administration in January proposed a payment rate hike of 0.09%, which pummeled shares of insurers that run those plans." msn