Medicare Advantage Plan Availability Varies Widely by County for 2027 One in five (20%) Medicare beneficiaries have more than 40 Medicare Advantage drug plan options, while 1% of beneficiaries have none. Authors: Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nancy Ochieng, and Juliette Cubanski Published: Oct 9, 2026

https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-plan-availability-varies-widely-by-county-for-2027/ The analysis shows that plan level Medicare Advantage prescription drug availability varies widely across the country in 2027, with a modest reduction in the share of enrollees having more than 40 MA-PDs to choose from compared to 2026, and some major insurers exiting a much larger number of counties than they are entering.