2025 Medicare Advantage Plans in Louisiana

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There are 90 different Louisiana Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) plans offered in Louisiana for 2025.² Not every plan is available in each county, so it's important to find out which ones are offered where you live.

A licensed insurance agent can help you compare the availability, benefits and costs of Medicare Advantage plans in your area of Louisiana. Read below to learn more about Medicare in your state.

Average costs of Medicare Advantage in Louisiana

The average premium for a Medicare Advantage plan in Louisiana is $5.62 per month for 2025.²

Individual plan premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs may vary greatly depending on where you live and the plan you have.

You can view the 2025 average Louisiana Medicare Advantage plan monthly premiums by county listed below in this guide.

A licensed insurance agent can help you compare Medicare Advantage plan costs in your area.

We represent carriers such as Humana, Aetna, UHC, Anthem BCBS*, Wellcare, Cigna Healthcare, and Kaiser Permanente.

Enrollment may be limited to certain times of the year. See why you may be able to enroll.

List of Medicare Advantage plans in Louisiana

The following table includes cost information and other plan details for Medicare advantage plans available in Louisiana in 2025. The plans listed are only representative of plans offered by TZ Insurance Solutions LLC. We do not offer every plan available in your area.

Medicare Eligibility & Enrollment

If you want to enroll in Medicare Advantage in Louisiana, you must first be enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B, often referred to as Original Medicare.

To be eligible for Original Medicare at age 65, you must meet the following requirements:

• You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident who has lived in the U.S. for five continuous years.
  
  
• You or your spouse must have worked long enough to be eligible for Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits.
  
  
• You or your spouse must be government employees or retirees who have not paid into Social Security but have paid Medicare payroll taxes.

You may also be eligible for Medicare benefits under 65 if:

• You have been receiving Social Security disability benefits or certain Railroad Retirement Board disability benefits for at least 24 months.
  
  
• You have ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease).
  
  
• You have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and you or your spouse have paid Social Security taxes for a certain length of time.

If you have ESRD, you may be able to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan or an Louisiana Medicare Special Needs Plan (SNP) that is specifically designed to help meet your health care needs.

How to sign up for a Medicare Advantage Plan

Your first opportunity to enroll in a Louisiana Medicare Part C plan is during your Medicare Initial Enrollment Period (IEP).

Your Medicare IEP starts three months before your 65^th birthday. It includes the month of your 65^th birthday and then continues for another three months after your birthday.

Additional times at which you may sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan include:

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period: January 1 – March 31

If you're already enrolled in a Part C plan, from January 1 to March 31 every year, you may switch Medicare Advantage plans or drop your Medicare Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare.

If you return to Original Medicare during this period, you'll be able to join a Medicare standalone prescription drug plan (Medicare Part D).

Fall Medicare Open Enrollment Period (also called the Annual Enrollment Period): October 15 – December 7

From October 15 to December 7 every year, you may enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan or switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another.

You may also drop your existing Medicare Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare.

During the fall open enrollment period, you may also join, switch or drop a Medicare Part D plan.

Medicare Special Enrollment Periods (SEP)

You may potentially be granted a Medicare Special Enrollment Period (SEP) at any time throughout the year for qualifying circumstances.

A licensed insurance agent can help you find out if you qualify for a Medicare Special Enrollment Period.

Top-rated Medicare Advantage Plans in Louisiana 2025

Each year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues star ratings for all Medicare Advantage plans using a system of one to five stars.

In order for a Medicare Advantage plan to be designated as a top-rated plan, it must have four or more stars out of five stars.

67.7% of 2024 MA plans in Louisiana that include prescription drug coverage were rated 4 stars or higher.²

Medicare Advantage plans are rated in the following five categories:

• Preventive care and health maintenance (screenings, tests, vaccines, etc.)
• Management of chronic conditions
• Member experiences and ratings of the plan
• Member complaints, problems receiving services and member retention
• Customer service

The information for the star ratings is gathered from information that is submitted to Medicare, Medicare’s regular monitoring activities and member surveys.

Private insurance companies offer Medicare Advantage plans in Louisiana

Multiple insurance carriers may offer Medicare Advantage plans in Louisiana, depending on where you live.

Some of the insurance companies who offer Medicare Advantage plans in Louisiana include:

• Humana
• Aetna
• UHC
• Wellcare
• Cigna Healthcare

This is not a comprehensive list of all the insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans where you live. You can visit Medicare.gov to see a full list of insurance companies who offer Medicare Advantage plans where you live.

Private insurance companies offer Medicare Advantage plans that may be unique to the plan area they serve.

Call to speak with a licensed insurance agent who can help you compare some of the Medicare Advantage plans that are sold in your area.

When you’re shopping for Medicare Advantage plans in Louisiana, you can compare plans from several different carriers by using some of the following information:

• The Medicare Star Ratings can give you an idea of a plan’s overall quality.
  
  
• Agencies like A.M. Best, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s can provide information about an insurance company’s credit rating and financial standing.
  
  
• Websites such as the Better Business Bureau and Consumer Reports can teach you about a company’s reputation among its customers.
  
  
• You can read through Medicare Advantage plan reviews and testimonials from customers.

Louisiana Medicare Advantage plans by county

Learn more about 2025 Louisiana Medicare Advantage plans by county.

• Acadia Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Allen Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Ascension Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Assumption Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Avoyelles Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Beauregard Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Bienville Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Bossier Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Caddo Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Calcasieu Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Caldwell Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Cameron Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Catahoula Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Claiborne Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Concordia Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• De Soto Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• East Baton Rouge Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• East Carroll Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• East Feliciana Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Evangeline Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Franklin Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Grant Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Iberia Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Iberville Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Jackson Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Jefferson Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Jefferson Davis Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Lafayette Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Lafourche Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Lincoln Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Livingston Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Madison Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Morehouse Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Natchitoches Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Orleans Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Ouachita Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Plaquemines Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Pointe Coupee Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Rapides Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Red River Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Sabine Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint Bernard Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint Charles Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint Helena Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint James Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint Landry Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint Martin Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint Mary Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Saint Tammany Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Tangipahoa Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Tensas Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Terrebonne Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Union Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Vermilion Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Vernon Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Washington Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Webster Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• West Baton Rouge Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• West Carroll Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• West Feliciana Parish Medicare Advantage Plans
• Winn Parish Medicare Advantage Plans

LA Medicare Advantage plans by type

The major types of Medicare Advantage plans include:

• HMO
  A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) usually requires patients to use health care providers and pharmacies that are part of the plan’s network (except in the case of emergencies) while also typically requiring a referral from a primary care doctor in order to see a specialist.
  
  
• PPO
  Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) are able to see providers outside of their plan’s network, often at a higher cost.
  
  Beneficiaries in this type of plan typically pay less out of pocket if they choose to receive medical services from providers within their plan’s network.
  
  PPO plans typically do not require patients to acquire a referral before visiting with a specialist.
  
  
• PFFS
  A Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS) plan determines how much it will pay to health care providers and how much the patient will pay when care is received.
  
  With a PFFS plan, you can typically receive care from any doctor, hospital or health care provider that accepts your plan’s terms. Not all providers will accept these terms, however.
  
  
• SNP
  A Special Needs Plan (SNP) is a type of Medicare Advantage plan limited to people with certain chronic conditions and other specific characteristics.
  
  Typically, you must receive care from health care providers and hospitals within your SNP network, except for in cases when you need emergency or urgent care and when someone who has End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) needs out-of-area kidney dialysis.

Not all of these types of plans may be available in your area. A licensed insurance agent can help you compare the types of 2025 Louisiana Medicare Advantage plans that are available where you live.

Local health insurance resources in Louisiana

• State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
  State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) offer counseling and assistance to Medicare-eligible people in their local area. SHIP counselors can help Medicare beneficiaries, their loved ones and their caregivers navigate the Medicare program.
  
  Find your local SHIP in Louisiana.
  
  
• Louisiana Prescription Drug Assistance Programs
  The state of Louisiana has a number of programs designed to help with the cost of prescription drugs. There are programs for both Medicare beneficiaries and non-Medicare beneficiaries alike that can cover the cost of premiums and cost-sharing or even lower the cost of the drugs themselves.