Making Sense of the Changes Coming to Medicare in 2027

The Medicare open enrollment season is underway, but many seniors are facing an unusually
volatile landscape marked by steep price increases for prescription drugs and shrinking coverage options. At the same time, major private insurers are pulling out of markets they deem unprofitable. Could Democrats make Medicare more affordable when they take control of Congress next year? Is Medicare for All a real possibility? We speak with a panel of Medicare experts to make sense of the changes coming in 2027’s open enrollment.

Guest:

• Juliette Cubanski, vice president and director of the program on medicare policy, KFF
• Mark Miller, contributor, The New York Times, author, “Retirement Reboot”
• David Lipschutz, co-director and attorney, Center for Medicare Advocacy