Medicare Advantage 2021 Spotlight: First Look

Appendix Table 1: Availability of Medicare Advantage Plans and Insurers, by State, 2021
State Total Number of Plans Average Number of Plans Available to Beneficiaries Average Number of Insurers Offering Plans Share of Beneficiaries with Access to
at Least 1 Plan
All Plans HMOs Local PPOs
Nationwide 3,550 33 8 99% 97% 95%
Alabama 62 23 7 100% 96% 100%
Alaska 0 0 N/A 0% 0% 0%
Arizona 88 40 10 100% 97% 98%
Arkansas 66 29 6 100% 99% 93%
California 311 37 10 98% 98% 78%
Colorado 64 26 7 97% 89% 96%
Connecticut 34 31 6 100% 100% 100%
Delaware 16 15 5 100% 100% 100%
DC 11 11 4 100% 100% 100%
Florida 337 40 10 100% 99% 100%
Georgia 107 35 8 100% 92% 98%
Hawaii 21 13 6 100% 100% 100%
Idaho 61 24 5 94% 94% 93%
Illinois 136 39 9 100% 98% 96%
Indiana 108 30 8 100% 100% 100%
Iowa 60 14 4 100% 93% 96%
Kansas 72 22 5 100% 78% 86%
Kentucky 79 26 6 100% 100% 100%
Louisiana 59 25 6 100% 100% 100%
Maine 41 23 6 100% 100% 100%
Maryland 24 12 5 100% 90% 73%
Massachusetts 66 34 7 100% 99% 97%
Michigan 86 39 7 100% 100% 100%
Minnesota 85 34 7 100% 100% 99%
Mississippi 40 17 5 100% 94% 94%
Missouri 100 28 6 100% 95% 99%
Montana 18 8 3 100% 80% 86%
Nebraska 29 14 5 97% 92% 92%
Nevada 61 33 9 100% 97% 97%
New Hampshire 36 32 8 100% 100% 100%
New Jersey 68 32 8 100% 100% 100%
New Mexico 39 22 8 100% 89% 100%
New York 184 44 9 100% 100% 100%
North Carolina 90 22 6 100% 95% 96%
North Dakota 28 18 4 100% 0% 55%
Ohio 150 54 10 100% 100% 100%
Oklahoma 48 23 5 100% 90% 96%
Oregon 98 31 8 100% 98% 94%
Pennsylvania 166 50 8 100% 100% 100%
Rhode Island 20 20 5 100% 100% 100%
South Carolina 73 33 7 100% 100% 100%
South Dakota 28 19 4 100% 44% 80%
Tennessee 90 31 7 100% 100% 100%
Texas 180 34 9 100% 94% 96%
Utah 35 20 8 100% 98% 94%
Vermont 23 18 4 100% 100% 100%
Virginia 87 21 5 100% 100% 100%
Washington 143 33 7 98% 93% 93%
West Virginia 37 25 6 100% 100% 100%
Wisconsin 110 29 7 100% 99% 93%
Wyoming 6 3 1 100% 3% 3%
NOTE: Excludes SNPs, EGHPs, HCPPs, and PACE plans.  Nationwide totals include Puerto Rico and other territories.
SOURCE: KFF analysis of CMS Landscape File, 2021.
Appendix Table 2: Entrants and Exiting Insurers in Medicare Advantage Markets, by Plan Type and Plan Locations, 2021
Company Name Total Number of Plans Offered Plans for Individual Enrollment Special Needs Plans (SNPs) States in Which Plans Are Offered
HMOs Other D-SNPs C-SNPs I-SNPs
New Entrants
Advantage U 1   X       UT
Aspirus Health Plan 3   X       WI
Astiva Health 4 X         CA
Brandman Health Plan 4       X   CA
Clever Care Health Plan 2 X         CA
Community First Health Plans 2 X   X     TX
MyTruAdvantage 2 X X       IN
Perennial Advantage 3       X X CO, OH
ProMedica Medicare Plans 1 X         IN
Shared Health Dual Plus 1     X     MS
Sonder Health Plan, Inc. 4 X   X X   GA
Summit Health Plan, Inc 4 X         OR
WellFirst Health 4 X         IL, MO
Western Health Advantage 2 X         CA
Exiting Insurers
ApexHealth, Inc. 13 X   X     NC, SC, TN, VA
Clarion Health 1 X         FL
Health Pointe of New York, LLC 1         X NY
Kalos Health Plan 1     X     NY
Mutual of Omaha Medicare Advantage 9 X         CO, KY, OH, TX
Quality Health Plans 3 X         NY
NOTE: D-SNPs are plans for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid; C-SNPs are plans for people with certain chronic conditions; and I-SNPs are plans for people that require an institutional level of care.
SOURCE: KFF analysis of CMS Landscape Files for 2020 and 2021.
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