Medicare Advantage changes in 2026: What you can expect

(FOX 9) - Thousands of Medicare Advantage subscribers are looking for answers after learning that major insurers plan to scale back coverage beginning in 2026.

Medicare Advantage coverage

What we know:

UnitedHealth Group said it plans to reduce its Medicare Advantage footprint from 72 to 27 counties throughout Minnesota, affecting about 20% of subscribers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) will continue to offer Medicare Advantage plans in 66 counties across the state. Medicare Cost plans are also available in the remaining 21 counties. Altogether, Blue Cross will continue to offer Medicare plans for seniors in all 87 counties in Minnesota.

Minneapolis-based UCare announced in September it would drop Medicare Advantage coverage entirely.

Meanwhile, HealthPartn