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Monday, October 12, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Medicare & Seniors

Fewer Medicare plans and fewer counties with any Advantage plan in 2027

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The typical enrollee will see 28 Advantage drug plans and 9 standalone drug plans, both down from this year. The number of counties with no Advantage plan at all jumps from 67 to 181.

Source: Center for Medicare Advocacy

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