Fact Based List:

Top 10 States With Lowest Medicare Advantage Penetration Rates, 2007

  1. Alaska (0.1%)
  2. Vermont (1.2%)
  3. New Hampshire (2.0%)
  4. Maine (2.1%)
  5. Delaware (2.1%)
  6. Wyoming (2.7%)
  7. South Dakota (3.5%)
  8. Maryland (5.0%)
  9. North Dakota (5.8%)
  10. Kansas (6.5%)

Source: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc
Source URL: http://www.kff.org/medicare/healthplantracker/topic/jsp?pt=8
Notes: Includes CCP, PPO Demonstration, Cost, PFFS, Regional PPO and other demonstration contracts. CCP contracts include HMO, PSO, and local PPO contracts. Excludes HCPP and PACE plans.