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KFF: Analysis Review of Medicare Advantage Plans Offered in 2017, Key Takeaways

  1. The average Medicare beneficiary will be able to choose from 19 plans in 2017, a number which has been relatively stable since 2012.
  2. While premiums have been relatively flat, average limits on out-of-pocket costs for Part A and B benefits have increased by 25 percent since 2011, from $4,281 in 2011 to $5,332 in 2017.
  3. About one-quarter of beneficiaries will have a choice of plans offered by three or fewer firms in 2017.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
Source URL: http://kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-advantage-plans...