Powering over 30% of 2026 nationwide PBP submissions to CMS for the eighth consecutive year, Benefits1™.Medicare continues to set the benchmark for accuracy, compliance, and speed in Medicare bid management—trusted by Payers for more than eight years.
AURORA, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Benefits1—Simplify Healthcare®, a Simplify Group™ company and a leading organization in the healthcare payer technology space, today announced that its flagship platform, Benefits1™.Medicare, once again powered over 30% of nationwide Medicare Plan Benefit Package (PBP) submissions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the June 1, 2026 filing deadline. Benefits1™.Medicare has maintained its position as the industry’s most widely adopted Medicare bid management platform. The milestone highlights how health plans are increasingly leveraging automation and intelligent workflows to navigate growing regulatory and operational complexity.
The 2026 Medicare Advantage bid cycle presented significant challenges for health plans, including continued implementation of the V28 CMS-HCC risk adjustment model, rate pressure, Star Ratings recalibration, and heightened regulatory oversight. Health plans submitting bids in 2026 are doing so with less room for error, less time, and far higher stakes than in prior cycles.
Benefits1™.Medicare helps health plans streamline bid preparation through a centralized platform for benefit configuration, plan design validation, and automated PBP generation. Benefits1™.Medicare can update benefits at any time, independent of HPMS release windows, giving Payers full control over when changes are made.
“Medicare bid teams are being asked to do more with less as regulatory requirements continue to expand and timelines become increasingly compressed. Our focus has always been on removing operational complexity from the filing process so plans can spend less time managing submissions and more time optimizing benefits and member value. The continued adoption of Benefits1™.Medicare reflects the confidence health plans place in a platform built specifically for the realities of Medicare operations,” said Ramesh Padri, SVP, Product and Delivery, Benefits1™ at Simplify Healthcare.
Why Payers Are Doubling Down on Benefits1™.Medicare for Medicare Operations
Beyond core bid mechanics, Benefits1™.Medicare is increasingly central to how Payers absorb Medicare Advantage volatility. It applies exception-based automation with mandatory human oversight, ensuring that every automated action on a regulated CMS submission remains traceable, auditable, and governed by the Payer’s own rules. That governance model is what allows automation to operate inside a regulated submission process at all, accelerating the work without introducing compliance risk.
“The Medicare Advantage market continues to evolve rapidly, requiring plans to adapt to changing reimbursement models, benefit expectations, and regulatory oversight. Success increasingly depends on having a connected operating model that brings together product, compliance, and operational teams around a single source of truth. Benefits1™.Medicare helps health plans move with greater speed and confidence while maintaining the governance required in a highly regulated environment,” said Kaustuv Bardhan, Associate Vice President, Product Management, Benefits1™ at Simplify Healthcare.
Continued Market Leadership, Backed by a Connected Platform Foundation
The 2026 result extends a trajectory that has now stretched across eight CMS bid cycles. What began as a category-defining bid submission platform has evolved into a connected operating system for the full Medicare Advantage lifecycle, from PBP design through document generation, AEP enablement, and member-facing communications, all delivered on the Simplify Healthcare® Connected Platform alongside Provider1™, Claims1™, Xperience1™, and Insights1™.
“Healthcare organizations are moving beyond isolated point solutions and toward connected platforms that can support the full member and benefits lifecycle. We believe the future of payer operations lies in combining trusted data, governed automation, and end-to-end workflow orchestration on a single foundation. The momentum behind Benefits1™.Medicare reflects a broader shift toward integrated platforms that help health plans scale efficiently while maintaining compliance and delivering better member experiences,” said Ashish Desai, President, Benefits Lifecycle Solutions at Simplify Healthcare.
About Simplify Healthcare®
Simplify Healthcare®, a Simplify Group™ company, is a leading healthcare technology company providing a connected platform unifying benefits, provider, claims, insights, and customer experience management for health insurance payers. Simplify Healthcare® serves 70+ payers across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, ACA, and Commercial markets with an integrated platform that streamlines operations, improves cost takeout and member experience, and drives better health outcomes. Simplify Healthcare® is committed to transforming healthcare delivery through innovative technology solutions.
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