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Friday, March 11, 2005
Today's Factoid: Medicare Advantage Contracts & Enrollment, 1999-2004

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Medicare Advantage Contracts & Enrollment, 1999-2004
 
Measure 1999 (March) 2003 (March) 2004 (March 2004 (September) 2004 (December)
All Contracts* 412 235 234 251 262
All Enrollment* 6,573,435 5,140,293 5,120,966 5,261,171 5,300,903
Percent of Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in an MA Plan 16.8% 12.2% 12.1% 12.2% 12.3%

*The total also includes cost contracts and other demonstrations.  It excludes HCPP contracts and PACE plans. 
 
Data Source: MPR Analysis of geographic service area reports.

Publication: Profile and Analysis of the 26 Medicare Advantage Regions, prepared by Marsha Gold and Lindsay Harris, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 2005. For additional information, please visit www.kff.org/medicare/7298.cfm

 
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