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There are 59 different Tennessee Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) plans in 2021.1 Plan availability can vary from one county to another, so be sure to find out which plans are offered where you live.
Call to speak with a licensed insurance agent who can help you compare Medicare Advantage plans in your area of Tennessee.
You can also learn more about other types of Medicare plans:
Tennessee has relatively low Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan premium costs in 2021, with an average premium of $7 per month.
The premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs can vary depending on where you live and the plan you have.
Further below in this guide, we detail the average premiums and enrollment information for Tennessee Medicare Advantage plans in 2021 listed by county.
A licensed insurance agent can help you compare Medicare Advantage plan costs in your area.
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Enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan in the state of Tennessee requires first belonging to Original Medicare (Part A and Part B).
In order to sign up for Original Medicare at age 65, you must meet the following requirements:
You may also be eligible to enroll in Medicare before age 65 if:
If you have ESRD, you may be able to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan or a Tennessee Medicare Special Needs Plan (SNP) that is specifically designed to help meet your health care needs.
The first time you may be able to enroll in a Tennessee Medicare Part C plan is during your Medicare Initial Enrollment Period (IEP).
Your Medicare IEP begins three months before your 65th birthday, includes the month of your birthday and continues on for three more months.
If you do not enroll during this time, you may have to wait for one of the following Medicare enrollment periods:
Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period: January 1 – March 31
You can switch Medicare Advantage plans or drop your Medicare Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare during this period, which lasts from Jan. 1 to March 31 each year.
You can join a Medicare standalone prescription drug plan (Medicare Part D) during this period if you disenroll from a Medicare Advantage plan to return to Original Medicare.
Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP): October 15 – December 7
You can enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan or switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another during Medicare AEP.
You may also drop your existing Medicare Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare.
You can also join, leave or make changes to a Medicare Part D plan during AEP.
If you qualify for a Medicare Special Enrollment Period (SEP), you may potentially be able to make switch Medicare Advantage plans or sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan.
A licensed insurance agent can help you find out if you qualify for a Medicare Special Enrollment Period.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes star ratings for all Medicare Advantage plans each year, using system of one to five stars to rate how plans perform across a range of metrics.2
A Medicare Advantage plan must have four or more stars out of five stars to be considered a top-rated plan.
There are 28 top-rated 2021 Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans in Tennessee that are rated four stars or higher. That equals 54 percent of all MAPD plans in Tennessee in 2021.
Star Ratings | |
---|---|
★★★★★ |
Excellent |
★★★★ |
Above Average |
★★★ |
Average |
★★ |
Below Average |
★ |
Poor |
Medicare Advantage plans are rated in the following five categories:
The information for the star ratings is gathered from information that is submitted to Medicare, Medicare’s regular monitoring activities and member surveys.
To view a list of plans offered in your area of Tennessee, use our plan comparison tool.
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Several companies may offer Medicare Advantage plans in Tennessee, but your selection of plan carriers may depend on where you live.
Private insurance companies may offer Medicare Advantage plans are be unique to the plan area they serve.
You may find the following information to be helpful as you’re shopping for Medicare Advantage plans in Tennessee:
You can also call to speak with a licensed insurance agent who can help you compare the Medicare Advantage plans that are sold by insurance companies in your area.
Learn more about Medicare Advantage plans in some of Tennessee's most populous counties.
The chart below provides some more information about 2021 Tennessee Medicare Advantage plans by county.1
County | Total Enrollees in County | Average Premium | % of Plans Rated 4 Stars or Higher | Avg. Annual Drug Deductible | # Plans Available |
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Anderson | 8736 | $27.62 | 61% | $116.14 | 28 |
Bedford | 3874 | $25.31 | 50% | $123.86 | 27 |
Benton | 1550 | $29.63 | 56% | $145.00 | 23 |
Bledsoe | 1398 | $27.17 | 67% | $92.40 | 31 |
Blount | 14619 | $27.62 | 61% | $116.14 | 28 |
Bradley | 10877 | $27.95 | 71% | $110.20 | 31 |
Campbell | 6019 | $31.22 | 61% | $111.05 | 24 |
Cannon | 1281 | $21.43 | 50% | $111.25 | 33 |
Carroll | 2200 | $29.29 | 53% | $145.00 | 23 |
Carter | 8971 | $22.27 | 59% | $108.89 | 23 |
Cheatham | 3877 | $21.67 | 54% | $152.97 | 38 |
Chester | 1271 | $30.62 | 53% | $153.06 | 22 |
Claiborne | 4909 | $31.22 | 55% | $111.05 | 24 |
Clay | 652 | $29.29 | 56% | $128.33 | 22 |
Cocke | 5693 | $27.62 | 61% | $116.14 | 28 |
Coffee | 4497 | $27.64 | 55% | $130.26 | 24 |
Crockett | 879 | $30.62 | 50% | $153.06 | 22 |
Cumberland | 8375 | $26.59 | 68% | $102.40 | 31 |
Davidson | 45292 | $22.20 | 43% | $135.97 | 42 |
Decatur | 1157 | $29.63 | 56% | $145.00 | 23 |
DeKalb | 2390 | $24.39 | 62% | $111.30 | 29 |
Dickson | 4901 | $24.21 | 73% | $113.54 | 30 |
Dyer | 2585 | $31.02 | 36% | $140.00 | 17 |
Fayette | 3350 | $23.58 | 50% | $170.89 | 34 |
Fentress | 1653 | $27.14 | 59% | $128.00 | 24 |
Franklin | 3621 | $30.37 | 56% | $120.24 | 25 |
Gibson | 3678 | $30.62 | 71% | $153.06 | 22 |
Giles | 2333 | $25.31 | 57% | $123.86 | 27 |
Grainger | 3508 | $27.62 | 61% | $116.14 | 28 |
Greene | 9861 | $23.18 | 67% | $94.69 | 21 |
Grundy | 1830 | $31.48 | 65% | $131.19 | 26 |
Hamblen | 7350 | $27.62 | 61% | $116.14 | 28 |
Hamilton | 33697 | $26.25 | 61% | $108.15 | 33 |
Hancock | 988 | $22.27 | 59% | $108.89 | 23 |
Hardeman | 2277 | $24.45 | 60% | $125.21 | 30 |
Hardin | 2190 | $30.98 | 50% | $153.06 | 22 |
Hawkins | 10143 | $22.27 | 71% | $108.89 | 23 |
Haywood | 1755 | $23.12 | 48% | $175.40 | 31 |
Henderson | 2667 | $29.08 | 50% | $153.24 | 21 |
Henry | 2654 | $29.92 | 44% | $131.88 | 20 |
Hickman | 2426 | $24.21 | 61% | $106.67 | 30 |
Houston | 680 | $30.15 | 53% | $128.33 | 22 |
Humphreys | 1425 | $30.15 | 64% | $128.33 | 22 |
Jackson | 1128 | $25.26 | 60% | $111.30 | 28 |
Jefferson | 6950 | $27.62 | 67% | $116.14 | 28 |
Johnson | 2680 | $20.49 | 59% | $98.00 | 25 |
Knox | 41901 | $25.78 | 61% | $113.33 | 30 |
Lake | 364 | $31.07 | 46% | $131.88 | 19 |
Lauderdale | 1983 | $26.55 | 52% | $144.72 | 23 |
Lawrence | 3097 | $24.21 | 57% | $109.00 | 30 |
Lewis | 1207 | $27.17 | 50% | $110.00 | 26 |
Lincoln | 3485 | $28.47 | 71% | $128.00 | 24 |
Loudon | 7174 | $27.62 | 64% | $116.14 | 28 |
Macon | 2060 | $23.58 | 53% | $109.00 | 30 |
Madison | 7020 | $25.41 | 57% | $125.23 | 28 |
Marion | 3467 | $27.08 | 68% | $105.96 | 32 |
Marshall | 2945 | $25.31 | 52% | $123.86 | 27 |
Maury | 7698 | $25.04 | 55% | $113.54 | 29 |
McMinn | 5449 | $32.18 | 61% | $111.05 | 24 |
McNairy | 2120 | $26.36 | 60% | $125.23 | 27 |
Meigs | 1425 | $30.28 | 67% | $100.48 | 26 |
Monroe | 6060 | $31.22 | 58% | $111.05 | 24 |
Montgomery | 7699 | $30.15 | 55% | $135.88 | 22 |
Moore | 432 | $25.75 | 47% | $122.37 | 23 |
Morgan | 2821 | $27.62 | 61% | $116.14 | 28 |
Obion | 2950 | $31.02 | 42% | $140.00 | 17 |
Overton | 1863 | $28.88 | 59% | $134.74 | 23 |
Perry | 835 | $30.15 | 53% | $128.33 | 22 |
Pickett | 439 | $27.30 | 53% | $127.06 | 21 |
Polk | 1921 | $29.04 | 71% | $100.43 | 29 |
Putnam | 5312 | $27.06 | 88% | $95.00 | 30 |
Rhea | 3167 | $29.16 | 61% | $95.91 | 27 |
Roane | 6726 | $31.22 | 58% | $111.05 | 24 |
Robertson | 6468 | $21.67 | 58% | $152.97 | 38 |
Rutherford | 18527 | $22.74 | 42% | $139.86 | 41 |
Scott | 2767 | $31.22 | 61% | $111.05 | 24 |
Sequatchie | 1868 | $27.08 | 71% | $105.96 | 32 |
Sevier | 11537 | $27.62 | 61% | $116.14 | 28 |
Shelby | 55757 | $21.10 | 45% | $154.69 | 38 |
Smith | 1591 | $23.58 | 59% | $118.00 | 30 |
Stewart | 957 | $30.15 | 50% | $128.33 | 22 |
Sullivan | 26212 | $20.49 | 59% | $98.00 | 25 |
Sumner | 17133 | $23.14 | 68% | $148.33 | 39 |
Tipton | 3485 | $26.75 | 55% | $143.10 | 26 |
Trousdale | 791 | $22.25 | 45% | $152.97 | 37 |
Unicoi | 2909 | $20.49 | 59% | $98.00 | 25 |
Union | 2836 | $27.62 | 67% | $116.14 | 28 |
Van Buren | 561 | $26.05 | 56% | $110.00 | 26 |
Warren | 3455 | $24.04 | 61% | $111.30 | 29 |
Washington | 15560 | $20.49 | 59% | $98.00 | 25 |
Wayne | 1422 | $25.94 | 55% | $111.30 | 28 |
Weakley | 2199 | $29.29 | 38% | $130.67 | 18 |
White | 2699 | $24.04 | 65% | $111.30 | 29 |
Williamson | 13489 | $22.20 | 45% | $135.97 | 42 |
Wilson | 11494 | $23.14 | 50% | $148.33 | 39 |
The major types of Medicare Advantage plans include:
Not all of these types of plans may be available in your area. A licensed insurance agent can help you compare the types of 2021 Tennessee Medicare Advantage plans that are available where you live.
1 MedicareAdvantage.com's The Best States for Medicare in 2021 report. (Oct. 27, 2020).
2 Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5- star rating system.
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