Healthcare DIVE November 5, 2025
Rebecca Pifer

The Medicare giant likes what it’s seen in the first two weeks of open enrollment. But there are steps it can take if membership growth starts getting out of hand, executives said.

Dive Brief:

  • Humana is convinced that it can grow both the size and profitability of its Medicare Advantage business in 2026, despite concerns that the insurer’s plans are too generous and could saddle the company with undesired costs.
  • Executives said they’re confident in their plan pricing and design on a call to discuss Humana’s third quarter results Wednesday morning — though, they noted there are steps Humana can take to manage membership growth if it starts looking like it may get out of hand as open enrollment...

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