Medicare Advantage 2027: What Changed In Each State

Updated October 28, 2026.

Medicare open enrollment runs October 15 through December 7. Each summary below shows what changed in that state's Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, from Medicare's public plan data, and links to the full county-by-county guide.

• AlabamaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In More Than Half Of Alabama’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• ArizonaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In More Than Half Of Arizona's Continuing Medicare Plans
• ArkansasOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In More Than Half Of Arkansas’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• CaliforniaFour Insurers Leave California, And Lake County Loses Its Only Medicare Advantage Plan
• ColoradoOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Most Of Colorado’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• ConnecticutMore Than 81,000 Connecticut Residents Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• DelawareOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Three In Four Of Delaware’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• District of ColumbiaMore Than 2,100 District Residents Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• FloridaSimply Healthcare Leaves Florida, And 302,379 Floridians Must Choose A New Plan
• GeorgiaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In 4 Of 5 Continuing Georgia Medicare Plans; More Than 77,000 Georgians Must Choose A New Plan
• HawaiiMore Than 17,000 Hawaii Residents Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• IdahoMore Than 57,000 Idahoans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• IllinoisMore Than 62,000 Illinoisans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan As Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Illinois Pulls Back
• IndianaMore Than 40,000 Hoosiers Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• IowaWellmark's Blue Medicare Advantage Is Leaving Iowa
• KansasOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In More Than Half Of Kansas’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• KentuckyOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Most Of Kentucky’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• LouisianaMore Than 29,000 Louisianans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• MaineMore Than 65,000 Mainers Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• MarylandMore Than 26,000 Marylanders Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• MassachusettsMore Than 56,000 Massachusetts Residents Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• MichiganMore Than 91,000 Michiganders Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• MinnesotaBlue Cross Ends All But One Medicare Advantage Plan, And 18 Counties Lose Every Regular Plan
• MississippiOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Most Of Mississippi’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• MissouriOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In More Than Half Of Missouri's Continuing Medicare Plans
• MontanaMore Than 18,000 Montanans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• NebraskaMore Than 39,000 Nebraskans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• NevadaMore Than 26,000 Nevadans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• New HampshireMore Than 24,000 New Hampshire Residents Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• New JerseyMore Than 61,000 New Jerseyans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• New MexicoMore Than 57,000 New Mexicans Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• New York1 In 5 New Yorkers In Medicare Advantage Must Choose A New Plan
• North CarolinaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Nearly 4 In 5 Continuing North Carolina Medicare Plans
• North DakotaBlue Cross Leaves Medicare Advantage In All 53 North Dakota Counties
• OhioOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In 2 Of 3 Continuing Ohio Medicare Plans; Wellcare Leaves All 88 Counties
• OklahomaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In More Than Half Of Oklahoma’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• OregonMore Than 115,000 Oregonians Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• PennsylvaniaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In 136 Continuing Pennsylvania Plans
• Rhode IslandOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Three In Four Of Rhode Island’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• South CarolinaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Three In Four Of South Carolina’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• South DakotaIn Jackson County, One Bad Year Can Cost A Third Of A Senior Household's Income
• TennesseeOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In 3 Of 4 Continuing Tennessee Medicare Plans; Wellcare Leaves All 95 Counties
• TexasBlue Cross Leaves Medicare Advantage In All 227 Texas Counties Where It Offered Plans
• UtahMore Than 29,000 Utahns Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• VermontOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Most Of Vermont’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• VirginiaOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In Most Of Virginia’s Continuing Medicare Plans
• WashingtonMore Than 1 In 4 Washingtonians In Medicare Advantage Must Choose A New Plan By December 7
• West VirginiaMore Than 15,000 West Virginians Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7
• WisconsinOut-Of-Pocket Maximums Rose In 53 Continuing Wisconsin Plans And Fell In None
• WyomingMore Than 5,800 Wyomingites Must Choose A New Medicare Plan By December 7

Alaska has no Medicare Advantage plans.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CY2026 and CY2027 Landscape files (Sept. 2026), CY2027 Plan Benefit Package files, CY2027 Plan Crosswalk (Oct. 1, 2026). See How We Did This.