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 Eligibility and Enrollment 
 Medicare Beneficiaries 
 Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollment 
 Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollment, by Plan Type 
 Medicare Advantage Plan Penetration 
 Medicare Advantage Plan Penetration, by Plan Type 
 MA-PD Plan Enrollment 
 MA-PD Plan Penetration 
 SNP Enrollment, by SNP Type 
 Plan Availability 
 Medicare Advantage Contracts 
 Medicare Advantage Contracts, by Plan Type 
 Medicare Advantage Plans 
 Medicare Advantage Plans, by Plan Type 
 Medicare Beneficiaries with Access to Local MA Coordinated Care Contracts, by Number of MA plans 
 Contract Withdrawals 
 Medicare Beneficiaries with Access to MA Contracts, by Plan Type 
 Medicare Beneficiaries Affected by Contract Withdrawals 
 SNP Contract Offerings, by SNP Type 
 SNP Plan Offerings, by SNP Type 
 Plan Payment Rates 
 Increase in Payment Rate 
 Local MA Benchmark (weighted) 
 Minimum Payment Rate (Floor) 
 Minimum Payment Increase 
 Distribution of Contracts, by 2004 Payment Rate Category 
 Medicare Advantage Enrollees , by Payment Rate Category 
 Medicare Advantage Enrollees , by Payment Rate Category 
 Average Weighted Payment Rate, by Payment Rate Category 
 Change in Payment Rate from Previous Year, by Payment Rate Category 
 Payment as a % of Fee-For-Service Costs 
 Payment as a % of Fee-For-Service Costs, by Payment Rate Category 
 Premiums and Benefits 
 Average Monthly Premium Charged to Medicare Advantage Enrollees 
 Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollees with a $0 Premium 
 Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollees with a Premium of $50 or more 
 MA-PD Average Non-Rx Premium Charged (unweighted), by Plan Type 
 MA-PD Average Rx Premium Charged (unweighted), by Plan Type 
 MA-PD Average Total Premium Charged (unweighted), by Plan Type 
 Coordinated Care Plan Enrollees with Prescription Drug Coverage, by Type of Coverage 

 

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Eligibility and Enrollment  
Medicare Beneficiaries View as GraphCompare
2008
 44,831,392 
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Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollment View as GraphCompare
2009
 10,259,669 
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Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollment, by Plan Type View as GraphCompare
 Plan Type 2009
 Cost  283,160 
 Local HMO  6,484,754 
 Local PPO  849,044 
 MSA  1,866 
 Other Demo  4,516 
 PFFS  2,308,220 
 PPO Demo  Not Applicable 
 Regional PPO  328,109 
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Medicare Advantage Plan Penetration View as GraphCompare
2009
 22.5% 
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Medicare Advantage Plan Penetration, by Plan Type View as GraphCompare
 Plan Type 2009
 Cost  0.6% 
 Local HMO  14.2% 
 Local PPO  1.9% 
 MSA   0% 
 Other Demo  0.0% 
 PFFS  5.1% 
 PPO Demo  Not Applicable 
 Regional PPO  0.7% 
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MA-PD Plan Enrollment Compare
2009
 8,626,523 
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MA-PD Plan Penetration Compare
2009
 18.9% 
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SNP Enrollment, by SNP Type Compare
 SNP Type 2009
      Chronic or Disabling
       Conditions
 251,212 
      Dual Eligible  901,175 
      Institutional  118,499 
 Total  1,270,886 
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Plan Availability  
Medicare Advantage Contracts View as GraphCompare
2009
 562 
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Medicare Advantage Contracts, by Plan Type View as GraphCompare
 Plan Type 2009
 CCP  458 
      Local HMO  302 
      Local PPO  156 
      Regional PPO  11 
 PFFS  62 
 MSA  2 
 PPO Demo  0 
 Other Demo  14 
 Cost  14 
 Other  1 
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Medicare Advantage Plans View as GraphCompare
2009
 2,861 
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Medicare Advantage Plans, by Plan Type View as GraphCompare
 Plan Type 2009
 Cost  100 
 Local HMO  1,451 
 Local PPO  525 
 MSA  7 
 MSA Demo  Not Applicable 
 Other  2 
 Other Demo  29 
 PFFS  696 
 Regional PPO  51 
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Medicare Beneficiaries with Access to Local MA Coordinated Care Contracts, by Number of MA plans View as GraphCompare
 Number of MA plans 2009
 1 Plan  10.4% 
 2 Plans  8.4% 
 3 or more Plans  69.0% 
    3 to 5 Plans
 25.6% 
    6 to 9 Plans
 22.5% 
    10 or more Plans
 20.9% 
 Access to 0 Plans  12.2% 
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Contract Withdrawals View as GraphCompare
2005
 3 
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Medicare Beneficiaries with Access to MA Contracts, by Plan Type View as GraphCompare
 Plan Type 2009
 Any plan  99.8% 
 CCP/PPO Demo  87.8% 
      Local HMO  82.0% 
      Local PPO  68.2% 
 PFFS  99.8% 
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Medicare Beneficiaries Affected by Contract Withdrawals View as GraphCompare
2005
 5,474 
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SNP Contract Offerings, by SNP Type View as GraphCompare
 SNP Type 2009
 Chronic or Disabling Condition  103 
 Dual Eligible  253 
 Institutional  64 
 Total  307 
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SNP Plan Offerings, by SNP Type View as GraphCompare
 SNP Type 2009
 Chronic or Disabling Condition  210 
 Dual Eligible  408 
 Institutional  87 
 Total  705 
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Plan Payment Rates  
Increase in Payment Rate View as GraphCompare
2005
 14.1% 
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Local MA Benchmark (weighted) View as GraphCompare
2009
 $849.90 
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Minimum Payment Rate (Floor) View as GraphCompare
2005
 $591.91 
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Minimum Payment Increase View as GraphCompare
2005
 6.2% 
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Distribution of Contracts, by 2004 Payment Rate Category View as GraphCompare
 2004 Payment Rate Category 2009
 Minimum Update  5.0% 
 100% FFS  27.4% 
 Urban Floor  18.3% 
 Rural Floor  45.9% 
 Blend  2.8% 
 Re-Based   0% 
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Medicare Advantage Enrollees , by Payment Rate Category Compare
 Payment Rate Category 2005
 Minimum Update  400,262 
 100% FFS  372,320 
 Urban Floor  1,288,928 
 Rural Floor  249,451 
 Blend  328,778 
 Re-Based  2,373,397 
 Total  5,014,952 
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Medicare Advantage Enrollees , by Payment Rate Category Compare
 Payment Rate Category 2005
 Minimum Update  8.0% 
 100% FFS  7.4% 
 Urban Floor  25.7% 
 Rural Floor  5.0% 
 Blend  6.6% 
 Re-Based  47.3% 
 Total  100.0% 
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Average Weighted Payment Rate, by Payment Rate Category Compare
 Payment Rate Category 2005
 Minimum Update  $754.12 
 100% FFS  $747.23 
 Urban Floor  $654.22 
 Rural Floor  $547.36 
 Blend  $701.81 
 Re-Based  $800.08 
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Change in Payment Rate from Previous Year, by Payment Rate Category Compare
 Payment Rate Category 2005
 Minimum Update  6.6% 
 100% FFS  6.6% 
 Urban Floor  6.6% 
 Rural Floor  6.6% 
 Blend  6.6% 
 Re-Based  Not Applicable 
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Payment as a % of Fee-For-Service Costs Compare
2005
 107.1% 
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Payment as a % of Fee-For-Service Costs, by Payment Rate Category Compare
 Payment Rate Category 2005
 Minimum Update  107.2% 
 100% FFS  102.3% 
 Urban Floor  115.8% 
 Rural Floor  130.9% 
 Blend  112.6% 
 Re-Based  102.5% 
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Premiums and Benefits  
Average Monthly Premium Charged to Medicare Advantage Enrollees View as GraphCompare
2007
 $33.95 
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Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollees with a $0 Premium View as GraphCompare
2007
 54.4% 
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Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollees with a Premium of $50 or more View as GraphCompare
2007
 30.6% 
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MA-PD Average Non-Rx Premium Charged (unweighted), by Plan Type Compare
 Plan Type 2006
 Local HMO  $34.00 
 Local PPO  $45.00 
 Regional PPO  $46.00 
 PFFS  $28.00 
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MA-PD Average Rx Premium Charged (unweighted), by Plan Type Compare
 Plan Type 2006
 Local HMO  $16.00 
 Local PPO  $27.00 
 Regional PPO  $21.00 
 PFFS  $17.00 
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MA-PD Average Total Premium Charged (unweighted), by Plan Type Compare
 Plan Type 2006
 Local HMO  $50.00 
 Local PPO  $72.00 
 Regional PPO  $67.00 
 PFFS  $45.00 
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Coordinated Care Plan Enrollees with Prescription Drug Coverage, by Type of Coverage View as GraphCompare
 Type of Coverage 2005
 No Drug Coverage  25.6% 
 Limited Generic Only Coverage  3.4% 
 Unlimited Generic Only Coverage  35.3% 
 $500 or less Brand Name Coverage  10.8% 
 $501 - $1000 Brand Name Coverage  8.5% 
 $1001 - $1999 Brand Name Coverage  5.5% 
 $2000 or more Brand Name Coverage  2.4% 
 Unlimited Brand Name Coverage  8.4% 
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