Either
2,327 or
35,208, depending on how you organize or imagine the 2013 Medicare Advantage plan data.
For instance, some people would say a regional Medicare Advantage plan that offers the same plan in 5 neighboring counties is only counted as one Medicare Advantage plan - that is a single Medicare Advantage plan with a distinct Plan ID and Contract ID.
Using this logic, there are
2.327 distinct 2013 Medicare Advantage plans with unique Plan ID Contract IDs - with many plans operating across multiple counties.
However, other people want to know the total number of 2013 Medicare Advantage plans across all counties without regard to unique Plan ID and Contract IDs. Naturally, this number is much larger and adds up to:
35,208 – with each Medicare Advantage plan counted individually in each of the plan's multiple-service areas.
Either way, these numbers include all types of Medicare Advantage plans (SNPs, MAs, and MA-PDs) in the United States and US Territories.
How do these plans add up?
Take a look using our Medicare Advantage plan Finder. Here is an example showing the 2013 Medicare Advantage plans available in Los Angeles, California:
https://q1medicare.com/PartD-SearchMA-MedicarePartDPlanFinder.php?state=CA&countyCode=6037&showCounty=Los%20Angeles