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PDP-Facts: 2026 Medicare Part D Plan Facts and Figures by Region (State)


PDP-Facts: 2026 Medicare Part D Plan Facts-
    Region (State) and National

 Select a state to review the 2026 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Statistics per State.
AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME
MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC
SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY

National Statistics:
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2026 National Medicare Part D Plan Statistics*
and Averages per Region
Statistic 2026 Change 26-25 2025 Change 25-24 2024
Total Number of Part D Drug Plans 360 -164 524 -185 709
Average Nbr of Part D Plans per Region 10 -6 16 -5 21
Nbr of Enhanced (EA) Plans 177 -121 298 -145 443
Avg. Enhanced Plans per Region 5 -4 9 -4 13
Nbr of Basic (BA, DS, AE) Plans 183 -43 226 -40 266
Avg. Nbr of Basic Plans per Region 5 -2 7 -1 8
Nbr of $0 Deductible Plans 40 -39 79 -24 103
Avgerage Nbr of $0 Deductible Plans per Region 1 -1 2 -1 3
$0 Deductible Plans (percentage) 11% -4% 15% 1% 15%
Number of Plans with a Premium under $25 132 -25 157 7 150
Avg Nbr of Plans - Premium < $25 4 -1 5 1 4
Percentage of Plans with a Premium under $25 37% 7% 30% 9% 21%
Lowest Cost PDP (Premium) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Highest Cost PDP (Premium) $238.60 $47.80 $190.80 $-4.30 $195.10
Average PDP Premium (Cost) $62.95 $0.97 $61.98 $2.21 $59.77
% Change in Avg. PDP Costs -- 2% -- 4% --
Avg. Weighted PDP Premium** $43.49 $6.13 $37.36 $-3.87 $41.23
% Change Weighted Avg. PDP Costs** -- 16% -- -9% --
Number of LIS PDPs
View List of LIS Qualified Plans		 88 -27 115 -11 126
Nbr of Unique LIS Qualified Plans
View List of LIS Qualified Plans		 8 -2 10 1 9
Number of PDPs with Premium Decrease 166 -149 315 178 137
Number of PDPs with No Premium Change 26 9 17 17 0
Number of PDPs with Premium Increase 165 -99 264 -305 569
Percentage of People with a Premium Increase 46.6% 15.38% 31% -41.86% 73%
Weighted Average Increase for People with a Premium Increase $28.76 $8.15 $20.61 $6.27 $14.34


Note: *Stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)s only. Data for MA-PD plans not included. Sanctioned plans are included in this data. The data is calculated per region. For example. A plan which is avalilable in CMS Region 6 which includes PA and WV is counted once, not twice.
**The plan premium weighted averages are calculated by multiplying the plan premium by the number of enrollees in the plan to give more "weight" to plans with more members.

Links above will take you to examples for California (or select your state once in PDP-Finder or PDP-Compare)

  • Details of the 2026 CMS Standard Plan including cost sharing, LIS benchmarks, etc.


Details for the Min. and Max. Premium plans in 2026
H/LStatePlan NamePrem.Ded.Benefit Type
LowWIWellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00$615.00Enhanced
HighCT MA RI VTBlue MedicareRx Premier (PDP)$238.60$0.00Enhanced
   
    The chart above shows the details of the least expensive and most
    expensive plans available for 2026.

Min. and Max. Premium plans in 2025 and how the plan changes in 2026
H/LYearStatePlan NamePrem.Ded.Benefit Type
Low2025WIWellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00$590.00Enhanced
2026WIWellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00$615.00Enhanced
High2025CT MA RI VTBlue MedicareRx Premier (PDP)$190.80$0.00Enhanced
2026CT MA RI VTBlue MedicareRx Premier (PDP)$238.60$0.00Enhanced
   
    The chart above details the least (and most) expensive plan in 2025 and
    plan features and costs should you stay in the same plan in 2026.

$0 Premium LIS Qualified Part D plans
2026 LIS Qualifying plans
Plan NameContract ID
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)S5921
Blue Cross MedicareRx Basic (PDP)S5715
Blue MedicareRx Value (PDP)S5726
Blue MedicareRx Value Plus (PDP)S2893
HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)S5617
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)S5884
SilverScript Choice (PDP)S5601
Wellcare Classic (PDP)S4802
2025 LIS Qualifying plans
Plan NameContract ID
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)S5921
Blue Cross MedicareRx Basic (PDP)S5715
Blue MedicareRx Value (PDP)S5726
Blue MedicareRx Value Plus (PDP)S2893
Cigna Healthcare Assurance Rx (PDP)S5617
Clear Spring Health Value Rx (PDP)S6946
Horizon Medicare Blue Rx Standard (PDP)S5993
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)S5884
SilverScript Choice (PDP)S5601
Wellcare Classic (PDP)S4802
    Note: Click heading above to see plan details in California or choose your state.
               Please note, not all plans are available in every state.