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Medicare Advantage Rate Hike Provides Margin Recovery Runway for Managed Care Operators

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Hazel Ashworth

Oscar Health · Apr 13, 2026

Medicare Advantage Rate Hike Provides Margin Recovery Runway for Managed Care Operators

Source: DojiDoji Data Terminal

UnitedHealth Group and Humana are seeing a relief rally in stock prices after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a 2.48% payment increase for 2027 Medicare Advantage plans. The decision projects a net average increase of over $13 billion in additional Medicare Advantage payments to plans in 2027.

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The move provides managed care operators with improved reimbursement. The 2.48% increase came in above the market expectation of 1% to 2% improvement versus the proposal.

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The CMS finalized the 2.48% Medicare Advantage rate increase for 2027.

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