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Saturday, October 31, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Medicare & Seniors

7.8 million people on Medicare must find new coverage for 2027

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AARP reports about 11% of Medicare enrollees face a forced change: 4.4 million in discontinued Medicare Advantage drug plans, 800,000 whose plans are leaving their county, and 2.6 million in ending stand-alone drug plans, many of them Aetna SilverScript Choice members. If your Advantage plan is ending, you can buy a Medigap policy without a health screening. Pick a new plan by Dec. 7.

Source: AARP

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