The average Medicare beneficiary will have 43 Medicare Advantage plans to choose from in 2024, according to an analysis from KFF published Nov. 8.
The average number of plans per beneficiary is the same as 2023, but up from 38 in 2022 and 28 in 2020.
Ohio has the highest number of plans available on average to beneficiaries, while Alaska will have no MA plans in 2024.
Here are states ranked by the number of plans available to beneficiaries in 2024:
1. Ohio
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 72
Total number of plans: 154
2. Pennsylvania
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 68
Total number of plans: 209
3. Michigan
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 55
Total number of plans: 108
4. Arizona
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 53
Total number of plans: 114
5. Florida
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 50
Total number of plans: 394
6. Texas
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 49
Total number of plans: 247
7. California
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 48
Total number of plans: 333
8. Illinois
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 47
Total number of plans: 139
9. Georgia
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 47
Total number of plans: 102
10. New York
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 45
Total number of plans: 196
11. Massachusetts
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 45
Total number of plans: 81
12. South Carolina
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 43
Total number of plans: 70
13. New Jersey
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 42
Total number of plans: 82
14. North Carolina
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 41
Total number of plans: 105
15. Indiana
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 40
Total number of plans: 108
16. Arkansas
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 40
Total number of plans: 58
17. Washington
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 39
Total number of plans: 126
18. Colorado
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 39
Total number of plans: 88
19. Nevada
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 38
Total number of plans: 75
20. Oregon
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 37
Total number of plans: 105
21. Tennessee
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 37
Total number of plans: 89
22. Connecticut
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 37
Total number of plans: 41
23. Kentucky
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 36
Total number of plans: 81
24. Minnesota
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 36
Total number of plans: 72
25. New Hampshire
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 36
Total number of plans: 39
26. Missouri
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 35
Total number of plans: 102
27. Wisconsin
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 34
Total number of plans: 103
28. Virginia
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 33
Total number of plans: 104
29. West Virginia
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 32
Total number of plans: 43
30. Puerto Rico
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 32
Total number of plans: 36
31. Oklahoma
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 31
Total number of plans: 59
32. Idaho
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 30
Total number of plans: 69
33. Alabama
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 30
Total number of plans: 55
34. New Mexico
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 29
Total number of plans: 49
35. Kansas
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 27
Total number of plans: 74
36. Iowa
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 27
Total number of plans: 56
37. Louisiana
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 27
Total number of plans: 54
38. Delaware
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 27
Total number of plans: 27
39. Maine
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 26
Total number of plans: 39
40. Mississippi
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 23
Total number of plans: 42
41. Utah
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 23
Total number of plans: 35
42. Nebraska
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 23
Total number of plans: 32
43. Rhode Island
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 21
Total number of plans: 24
44. Maryland
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 20
Total number of plans: 35
45. Vermont
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 20
Total number of plans: 24
46. Hawaii
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 17
Total number of plans: 29
47. North Dakota
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 17
Total number of plans: 27
48. Montana
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 16
Total number of plans: 27
49. District of Columbia
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 15
Total number of plans: 15
50. South Dakota
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 14
Total number of plans: 27
51. Wyoming
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 6
Total number of plans: 13
52. Alaska
Average number of plans available to beneficiaries: 0
Total number of plans: 0