Why doctors are leaving Medicare Advantage Networks

[MineralMan]

17. Where I am, Allina is one of the largest healthcare groups.

That's why I chose the Allina/Aetna Advantage plan. No arguments about providers. There are Allina Clinics, Urgent Care clinics, hospitals and imaging facilities all over the Twin Cities Metro area. My wife was with another Advantage plan, but it just shut down its Medicate Advantage plans, so she is switching to the plan I have. Most of her providers are already Allina anyhow.

You do have to do your homework, I guess. I was a Blue Cross/Blue Shield member for a long time, but when they dropped my plan, I switched instead of choosing a different plan with them. Glad I did now. It's getting even more sketchy here. there was about a 6% jump in my small premium for 2026. No big deal.