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This week, it was announced that most Medicare enrollees will see 10% increases to their Medicare Part B premiums in 2026.

For Flashback Friday, let's look back at what Health Affairs has published on the topic of Medicare access, coverage, and costs.

Inside The Meteoric Rise Of Medicare Advantage

Steven M. Lieberman and Rick Mayes (July 2025)

Reducing Medicare Advantage Benchmarks Will Decrease Plan Generosity, But Those Effects Will Likely Be Modest

Michael E. Chernew et al. (March 2023)

Reforming The Medigap Landscape Could Improve Coverage And Access To Care For Medicare Beneficiaries

Angela Liu et al. (September 2025)

The Big Republican Cost-Shift: Massive Cuts To Medicaid And The ACA Will Increase Costs For Older Adults And Medicare

Jessica Schubel (May 2025)

How Medicare Is Causing Patients To Overpay For Prescription Drugs

John C. Goodman and Lawrence J. Wedekind (November 2024)

Today's Featured Articles

Keeping ACO Models Accountable

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Rachel Bonesteel of Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy to the pod to discuss her recent Forefront article focused on how ACO REACH enabled ACOs to participate in an advanced, global-risk, population-based payment model.

Building The Future Of Tech-Enabled Health Care: Let Accountable Care Lead The Way

Anna Taylor et al.

part of our Accountable Care For Population Health series

How One Insurer Is Improving Adherence To Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines

Geoffrey Crawford et al.

A Sociologist’s Search For Answers In America’s Overdose Crisis

Leslie Erdelack

part of our Health Affairs Reads series

Ask the Health Affairs Editors

Join Health Affairs on December 3 for an exclusive Insider virtual event to hear our editors discuss 2025's most memorable submissions and take audience questions.

Editors to join the event include:

• Don Metz, Executive Editor and Interim Editor-in-Chief
• Jessica Bylander, Deputy Editor
• Kathleen Haddad, Senior Editor
• Ellen Bayer, Senior Editor
• Marianne Amoss, Senior Editor