Medicare Advantage Pulls Back: Why Plans Are Shrinking

How insurer economics and federal payment formulas drive plan exits, narrower networks, and higher costs for older enrollees navigating Medicare Advantage.

Optimized for books about Understand why Medicare Advantage plans are disappearing or cutting benefits and the insurance economics and policy behind those changes..

6 books. Added October 21, 2026.

  1. The Transformation of American Health InsuranceTroyen A. BrennanIts history of public and private insurance explains the institutional evolution behind the Medicare Advantage market...Shelf signal: Health Insurance
  2. Health Insurance, Third EditionMichael A. MorriseyIt lays out how health insurance financing works, providing a framework for understanding cost-sharing, plan design,...Shelf signal: Health Insurance
  3. We've Got You CoveredLiran Einav, Amy FinkelsteinIts economists' analysis of health insurance reform helps readers assess the policy choices underlying coverage and...Shelf signal: Health Care Policy
  4. An American SicknessElisabeth RosenthalIts account of the incentives and business practices of American health care clarifies how market pressures can affect...Shelf signal: Healthcare Issues
  5. America's Bitter PillSteven BrillIts reporting on the politics and economics of American health care connects insurance design to the institutions and...Shelf signal: Health Care Policy
  6. The Coming Healthcare RevolutionDavid W. Johnson, Paul KusserowIts account of forces changing health-care delivery offers broader context for insurer responses to rising utilization...Shelf signal: Healthcare Industry