Insurance companies’ Medicare pullback is here: Insurers are planning to scale back benefits, trim plans and exit from markets. Investors are cheering

Insurance companies’ Medicare pullback is here: Insurers are planning to scale back benefits, trim plans and exit from markets. Investors are cheering 
The Wall Street Journal; by David Wainer; 8/5/25 
Many seniors enjoy the perks that come with Medicare Advantage. But those extras—like dental coverage and free gym memberships—are being scaled back. Insurers are cutting benefits and exiting from unprofitable markets, and Wall Street is cheering them on. Once rewarded by investors for rapid expansion in the lucrative privatized Medicare program, companies are now being applauded for showing restraint amid rising medical costs and lower government payments.