Medicare Advantage (MA) is one of the most popular insurance programs for the Medicare-eligible population, covering some 35.7 million people in 2025—more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries. But the program is facing significant pressures from providers and payers, with multiple health systems signaling their intention to stop accepting MA plans and insurers exiting MA markets.

On this episode of the AHLA Speaking of Law podcast, ECG principal Alan Lassiter moderates a conversation with Joe Mangrum, a partner at ECG and leader of the firm’s Payer Services practice, and Christine Worthen, a healthcare regulatory attorney with Epstein Becker Green. They discuss the current state of MA, the headwinds affecting the program, and what it all means for patients.