Medicare Advantage 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 Medicare Advantage plans and insurers exiting Medicare Advantage markets.

On this episode of the AHLA Speaking of Law podcast, Joe Mangrum, a partner at ECG and leader of the firm’s Payer Services practice, talks with Christine Worthen, a healthcare regulatory attorney with Epstein Becker Green, about:

• The current state of Medicare Advantage.
• Headwinds affecting the program
• What it all means for patients.