Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Growth by Region (2016-2021)

In every region of the county, over the last five years Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollment has grown at a faster rate than each region's Medicare eligible population.  Moreover, six regions of the country realized MA enrollment growth rates that topped the national average.

Further examination of Medicare enrollment data reveals the following details about Medicare Advantage enrollment growth by region.  (For a further breakdown of MA enrollment growth by state within each region, follow the "region" links below.)

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Growth by Region

Medicare Eligible * MA Enrollment * Annual % Growth
Region Dec-21 Dec-16 Dec-21 Dec-16 Eligible MedAdv
FrWest 9,847.2 8,762.7 4,401.6 3,304.3 2.4% 5.9%
GLakes 9,399.7 8,620.0 4,001.5 2,472.2 1.7% 10.1%
MidEst 9,617.0 8,867.0 3,892.1 2,648.5 1.6% 8.0%
NwEng 3,152.3 2,849.5 1,114.3 613.3 2.0% 12.7%
Plains 4,238.8 3,846.4 1,497.2 724.0 2.0% 15.6%
Rockies 2,125.9 1,812.2 839.9 538.8 3.2% 9.3%
SE 17,491.2 15,685.0 7,810.9 4,795.1 2.2% 10.3%
SW 7,017.2 6,114.5 3,106.9 1,892.5 2.8% 10.4%
Other** 820.6 830.9 629.9 573.5 -0.2% 1.9%
U.S. 63,710.0 57,388.1 27,294.4 17,562.2 2.1% 9.2%

* Medicare Eligible and MA Enrollment numbers in thousands, as of December 2021 and December 2016
** U.S. Territories
Numbers may not total due to rounding

Source: Medicare Monthly Enrollment by State Reports

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