Episode 115: Medicare Under Fire featuring Sam Melamed
From Agent Boost Marketing Podcast by Dan and Mike Hardle
March 9, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 115
About this episode
Mike and Dan Hardle discuss the disruptions in the Medicare industry with guest Sam Melamed.
In Episode 115 of the Agent Boost Marketing Podcast, Mike and Dan Hardle sit down with Sam Melamed, CEO of NCD , to discuss the growing disruption across the Medicare industry. They break down Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes, CMS policy pressure, carrier profitability challenges, plan exits, and benefit reductions already impacting agents and agencies. The conversation also explores the ripple effects across Medicare Supplement (Med Supp) plans and Part D (PDP) drug plans , why broker commissions are disappearing , and why insurance agents and brokers may become more important than ever as Medicare grows more complex. If you sell Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, ACA, or ancillary products , this episode explains the real forces shaping the industry heading toward 2027 .
People in this episode
Hosts: Mike Hardle, Dan Hardle
Guest: Sam Melamed
Topics covered
- Medicare industry disruption
- Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes
- CMS policy pressure
- broker commissions
- insurance agents
- Medicare Supplement plans
- Part D drug plans
Keywords
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage
- reimbursement changes
- broker commissions
- insurance agents
- Medicare Supplement
- Part D
- ACA
- policy pressure
- carrier profitability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NCD, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, CMS, Medicare Supplement, Part D, ACA
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