The only available 5-Star 2014 Medicare Advantage plans include:

• CDPHP Universal Benefits PPO plans in New York.
• Gundersen Health HMO Plans offered in select counties in IA and WI.
• HealthSpring of Florida HMO, HMO-SNP and HMO-POS plans in select FL counties.
• Kaiser Foundation Cost plan available in select counties in DC, MD, VA.
• Kaiser Foundation HMO, HMO-SNP and HMO-POS plans in CA, CO, HI, OR and WA.
• KS Plan Administrator KelseyCare HMO and HMO-POS plans in TX.
• Providence Health HMO and HMO-POS plans offered in select counties in OR and WA.

So a 5-star Medicare Advantage plan may be available to you if you live in a specific county located in: California (30 counties), Colorado (17 counties), the District of Columbia, Florida (4 counties), Hawaii (3 counties), Iowa (5 counties), Maryland (11 counties), New York (24 counties), Oregon (10 counties), Texas (4 counties), Virginia (9 counties), Washington (4 counties), or Wisconsin (11 counties). And a 5-star stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan is available statewide in New York.

We optimistically expect the number of 5-star rated Medicare plans to increase every year. But we actually have fewer 5-star Medicare plans this year as compared to the 5-star plans available in 2013.