Key dates
Medicare Advantage key dates
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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
June 2026
Jun 7Sun 2026
GoHealth — Chapter 11GOCOBrokerReported
filed · source ↗July 2026
Jul 15Wed 2026
Elevance HealthELVPayerReported
8:30 a.m. ET · source ↗Jul 16Thu 2026
UnitedHealth GroupUNHPayerReported
8:00 a.m. ET · source ↗Jul 22Wed 2026
Molina HealthcareMOHPayerReported
8:00 a.m. ET · source ↗Jul 28Tue 2026
CenteneCNCPayerReported
8:30 a.m. ET · source ↗Jul 29Wed 2026
HumanaHUMPayerReported
8:00 a.m. ET Q&A (release 6:00 a.m.) · source ↗Jul 30Thu 2026
The Cigna GroupCIPayerReported
8:30 a.m. ET · source ↗Jul 30Thu 2026
Alignment HealthcareALHCPayerReported
5:00 p.m. ET (after close) · source ↗August 2026
Aug 4Tue 2026
eHealthEHTHBrokerReported
5:00 p.m. ET · source ↗Aug 5Wed 2026
CVS Health / AetnaCVSPayerReported
8:00 a.m. ET · source ↗Aug 5Wed 2026
agilon healthAGLPayerReported
4:30 p.m. ET (after close) · source ↗Aug 5Wed 2026
Clover HealthCLOVPayerReported
5:00 p.m. ET (after close) · source ↗Aug 6Thu 2026
Privia HealthPRVAPayerReported
8:00 a.m. ET · source ↗Aug 6Thu 2026
Astrana HealthASTHPayerReported
5:30 p.m. ET · source ↗Aug 25Tue 2026
SelectQuoteSLQTBrokerReported
8:30 am ET · source ↗September 2026
Sep 30Wed 2026
Landscape files / Plan Finder pricingCMSRegulatoryExpected
late SeptemberOctober 2026
Oct 1Thu 2026
CY2027 marketing & communications provisions take effectCMSRegulatory
effective date · source ↗Oct 8Thu 2026
2027 Star Ratings releaseCMSRegulatoryExpected
early October · source ↗Oct 14Wed 2026
Elevance HealthELVPayerExpected
Oct 15–Dec 7Thu 2026
Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)CMSRegulatory
Oct 15 – Dec 7 · Statutory — 42 CFR 422.62Oct 15Thu 2026
UnitedHealth GroupUNHPayerExpected
Oct 21Wed 2026
Molina HealthcareMOHPayerExpected
Oct 27Tue 2026
CenteneCNCPayerExpected
Oct 28Wed 2026
HumanaHUMPayerExpected
Oct 29Thu 2026
The Cigna GroupCIPayerExpected
Oct 29Thu 2026
Alignment HealthcareALHCPayerExpected
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
Privia HealthPRVAPayerExpected
Nov 5Thu 2026
Astrana HealthASTHPayerExpected
Nov 15Sun 2026
CY2028 Policy & Technical proposed ruleCMSRegulatoryExpected
Nov–Dec, date TBANov 19Thu 2026
SelectQuoteSLQTBrokerExpected
January 2027
Jan 13Wed 2027
Elevance HealthELVPayerExpected
Jan 14Thu 2027
UnitedHealth GroupUNHPayerExpected
Jan 20Wed 2027
Molina HealthcareMOHPayerExpected
Jan 26Tue 2027
CY2028 Advance NoticeCMSRegulatoryExpected
late January, date TBA · source ↗Jan 26Tue 2027
CenteneCNCPayerExpected
Jan 27Wed 2027
HumanaHUMPayerExpected
Jan 28Thu 2027
The Cigna GroupCIPayerExpected
Jan 28Thu 2027
Alignment HealthcareALHCPayerExpected
February 2027
Feb 2Tue 2027
eHealthEHTHBrokerExpected
Feb 3Wed 2027
CVS Health / AetnaCVSPayerExpected
Feb 3Wed 2027
agilon healthAGLPayerExpected
Feb 3Wed 2027
Clover HealthCLOVPayerExpected
Feb 4Thu 2027
Privia HealthPRVAPayerExpected
Feb 4Thu 2027
Astrana HealthASTHPayerExpected
Feb 18Thu 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 JuneQ3 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.