Key dates

Medicare Advantage key dates

Compiled 2026-10-24Q2 2026 / AEP 202736 dates tracked

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Dates that shape the Medicare Advantage year: CMS rate, bid and plan-year milestones, and payer and broker earnings calls. Times are as each company announced them; every row links to its source.

LayerAllPayersBrokersRegulatory

September 2026

Sep 28Mon 2026

Landscape files / Plan Finder pricingCMSRegulatoryReported

posted · source ↗

October 2026

Oct 1Thu 2026

CY2027 marketing & communications provisions take effectCMSRegulatoryReported

effective date · source ↗

Oct 8Thu 2026

2027 Star Ratings releaseCMSRegulatoryReported

Oct 8 · source ↗

Oct 13Tue 2026

UnitedHealth GroupUNHPayerReported

8:00 a.m. ET · source ↗

Oct 15–Dec 7Thu 2026

Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)CMSRegulatory

Oct 15 – Dec 7 · Statutory — 42 CFR 422.62

Oct 21Wed 2026

Elevance HealthELVPayerReported

8:30 a.m. ET · source ↗

Oct 21Wed 2026

Molina HealthcareMOHPayerReported

After the close · source ↗

Oct 27Tue 2026

CenteneCNCPayer

8:30 a.m. ET

Oct 29Thu 2026

Alignment HealthcareALHCPayer

After the close

November 2026

Nov 3Tue 2026

eHealthEHTHBrokerExpected

Nov 4Wed 2026

CVS Health / AetnaCVSPayerExpected

Nov 4Wed 2026

agilon healthAGLPayerExpected

Nov 4Wed 2026

Clover HealthCLOVPayerExpected

Nov 5Thu 2026

The Cigna GroupCIPayer

8:30 a.m. ET

Nov 5Thu 2026

Privia HealthPRVAPayerExpected

Nov 5Thu 2026

Astrana HealthASTHPayerExpected

Nov 6Fri 2026

HumanaHUMPayer

8:00 a.m. ET

Nov 15Sun 2026

CY2028 Policy & Technical proposed ruleCMSRegulatoryExpected

Nov–Dec, date TBA

Nov 24Tue 2026

SelectQuoteSLQTBrokerExpected

January 2027

Jan 19Tue 2027

UnitedHealth GroupUNHPayerExpected

Jan 26Tue 2027

CY2028 Advance NoticeCMSRegulatoryExpected

late January, date TBA · source ↗

Jan 27Wed 2027

Elevance HealthELVPayerExpected

Jan 27Wed 2027

Molina HealthcareMOHPayerExpected

February 2027

Feb 2Tue 2027

CenteneCNCPayerExpected

Feb 4Thu 2027

Alignment HealthcareALHCPayerExpected

Feb 9Tue 2027

eHealthEHTHBrokerExpected

Feb 10Wed 2027

CVS Health / AetnaCVSPayerExpected

Feb 10Wed 2027

agilon healthAGLPayerExpected

Feb 10Wed 2027

Clover HealthCLOVPayerExpected

Feb 11Thu 2027

The Cigna GroupCIPayerExpected

Feb 11Thu 2027

Privia HealthPRVAPayerExpected

Feb 11Thu 2027

Astrana HealthASTHPayerExpected

Feb 12Fri 2027

HumanaHUMPayerExpected

Feb 23Tue 2027

SelectQuoteSLQTBrokerExpected

April 2027

Apr 5Mon 2027

CY2028 Rate Announcement & Final RuleCMSRegulatoryExpected

early April, date TBA · source ↗

June 2027

Jun 7Mon 2027

CY2028 bid deadlineCMSRegulatoryExpected

first Monday in June

Q3 payer calls run mid-October to early November and land on top of Star Ratings and the opening of AEP. Dates for that cycle are not yet announced.