Medicare Advantage Grows – Premiums Remain Steady

Medicare Advantage enrollment has increased by 71% between 2010 an 2017, now serving about 33% of all Medicare beneficiaries. During the same time period, the premiums remained relatively steady. For 2017, premiums range from $35 to $44 per month, with an average premium of $36 per month.

These findings were reported in “Medicare Advantage 2017 Spotlight: Enrollment Market” by Gretchen Jacobson, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman, and Marsha Gold. The researchers analyzed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Advantage enrollment and landscape files from 2006-2017, the CMS State/County Market Penetration Files from 2017, and Mathematica Policy . . .