As noted in our "More 2023 Medicare Advantage plan choices..." article, the total number of 2023 Medicare Advantage plans across the country will increase by 6.68%. 

However, when viewed in detail, many 2022 Medicare Advantage plans will be terminated or merged into other 2023 plans -- and many counties will see significant changes in their Medicare Advantage plan landscape.


A Closer Look:  County-Specific changes in the 2023 Medicare Advantage plan landscapes (Losses and Gains)

As an example of how the Medicare Advantage plan landscape can change on a local level, we found that in 2023, Los Angeles County, CA will lose 37 of the 119 currently-offered 2022 Medicare Advantage plans.  However, 28 new 2023 Medicare Advantage plans will be introduced in the same county, for a total of 110 Medicare Advantage plans being offered in 2023.

The counties in the chart below will have the highest number of non-renewing Medicare Advantage plans.


Note about "crosswalk" information: *The term "Crosswalk" is used when a 2022 Medicare plans automatically moves plan members to a different plan for 2023 because the 2022 Medicare plan will no longer be offered next year.  Some of the plans above will  "crosswalk" their 2022 plan members to a different 2023 Medicare Advantage plan.  The new Medicare plan for crosswalked members is noted in our MA Compare tool.  For example, 18 of the 2022 Medicare Advantage plans that will no longer be available in Los Angeles County, CA will "crosswalk" their members to a different 2023 Medicare Advantage plan.
 
Bottom Line:  Please check to be sure that your 2022 Medicare Advantage plan is being offered in 2023.  You can learn more by reading your Medicare plan's Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) letter that your plan sends in late-September or early-October.  You can also telephone your current Medicare Advantage plan using the toll-free Member Services number found on your Member ID card.

Learning more about how your 2022 Medicare plan is changing in 2023.

(1) Review your Medicare plan's Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) letter that you will receive in late-September or early-October.  Your ANOC will tell you how your current Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan is changing next year - for example, changes in monthly premiums, deductibles, co-pays.

(2)  For more information about 2022/2023 plan changes, please call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 and speak with a Medicare representative about Medicare plans that are available in your service area.

(3) Try our Medicare Advantage plan comparison tool (MA-Compare.com).  You can see more 2023 Medicare Part D plan changes using our MA-Compare tool found at: MA-Compare.com/2023 or Browse Medicare Advantage or Part D plans by state and county.

For example, in our 2022/2023 MA-Compare tool, you can enter your Zip Code and see how 2022 Medicare Advantage plans are changing in 2023.

As you can see in the graphic below, this older 2020/2021 example using Monroe County, PA is showing "57 Medicare Advantage plans that meet your criteria", representing the total number of Medicare Advantage plan changes.

"Plan changes" can mean Medicare Advantage plans leaving in 2023, plans remaining in 2023, and new Medicare Advantage plans entering the area in 2023.  In this 2020/2021 example, there were 50 Medicare Advantage plans in 2020, of these 50 plans, 11 plans exited in 2021, and 7 new Medicare Advantage plans entered in 2021 for a new total of 46 Medicare Advantage plan in 2021.

Using this same example, Monroe county will change again in 2023 and have 67 Medicare Advantage plans - using the 2022/2023 MA-Compare.com, you can see four (4) Medicare Advantage plans are leaving the county in 2023 [Select the filter: "Only show plans discontinued in 2023"] and 13 plans are entering the county [Select the filter: "Only show plans new for 2023"].

Plan Year	Plans Leaving	Plans Entering	Total Number of Medicare Advantage plans
2023	4 leaving	13 entering	67 total plans
2022	10 leaving	22 entering	58 total plans
2021	11 leaving	7 entering	46 total plans

From the graphic you can also see how existing Medicare Advantage plans can change coverage year-to-year with new premiums or plan co-pays or new maximum out-of-pocket spending limits (MOOP).