Medicare Advantage: Who is Covered?

COALITION Medicare Advantage THE CHOICES MEDICARE Who is Covered? Medicare Advantage is the part of Medicare through which private health plans provide comprehensive medical coverage to seniors and individuals with 14 People Nationwide are Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Million disabilities. Medicare beneficiaries increasingly choose to enroll in Medicare Advantage because of the better services, higher-quality care, and additional benefits these plans provide. 41% Have Incomes of $20,000 or Less 1 in 5 States with Highest Percentage of Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare Advantage' are Minorities? 45% 43% 39% 39% HAWAII OREGON ARIZONA PENNSYLVANIA 38% 37% 37% 36% 34% OHIO RHODE ISLAND NEW YORK CALIFORNIA FLORIDA 33% 33% * 19% rounded to 1 in 5 1 Medicare Advantage/Part D Contract and Enrollment Data, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services February 15, 2013 2 Low-Income & Minority Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans 2011, AHIP February 2013 NEVADA UTAH