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Top 5 States for Medicare Advantage Enrollment as of April 2011

The top five states for Medicare Advantage enrollment as of April 2011, which account for 43% of total MA enrollment, are as follows:

• California - 1,750,525
• Florida - 1,087,044
• New York - 934,543
• Pennsylvania - 878,185
• Ohio - 647,603

There are eleven states and territories with over a one-third penetration rate (compared to the national overall rate of 25.6%):

• Puerto Rico - 68.4%
• Minnesota - 44.6%
• Hawaii - 42.7%
• Oregon - 41.1%
• Pennsylvania - 38.3%
• Arizona - 37.1%
• California - 36.3%
• Rhode Island - 34.9%
• Utah - 34.6%
• Colorado - 33.9%
• Ohio- 33.9%

Source: Medicare Advantage State/County Penetration Report- April 2011, CMS. www.cms.gov.