Texas, California are Leaders in Medicare Drug Program Enrollment

Top 10 States in Enrollment
1.	California	3,081,457
2.	Florida	1,955,166
3.	New York	1,661,739
4.	Texas	1,530,619
5.	Pennsylvania	1,205,130
6.	Ohio	1,122,528
7.	Illinois	999,841
8.	Michigan	905,819
9.	North Carolina	813,833
10.	New Jersey	719,059

State-by-state results released

Feb. 24, 2006 - Texas leads the nation in the number of senior citizens who have enrolled in stand-alone Medicare drug plans but California is the run-away leader in total enrollment and in those getting drug coverage through Medicare Advantage programs, according the state-by-state results on Medicare prescription drug program enrollment, which were released yesterday by Health and Human Services.

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Florida is a distant second in total enrollment and Wyoming is dead last of the fifty states. The chart above shows the top ten states in total enrollment but a list of all states ranked by enrollment is below.

The total enrollment, through February 11, is just over 25 million, according to HHS.

Below are state-by-state enrollment figures in three lists -

1. Listed by state,
2. Listed by rank of Total with Drug Coverage and
3. Listed by Stand-Alone Plan Coverage

State Enrollment in Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Nov. 15, 2005 - Feb. 11, 2006

Alphabetical order with Drug Coverage Results

State	Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan	Medicare Advantage with Prescription Drugs*	Medicare-Medicaid (Automatically Enrolled)	Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy	Estimated Federal Retirees (Tricare, FEHB)	Total with Drug Coverage
Alabama	108,069	76,997	82,691	108,729	82,811	459,297
Alaska	3,591	100	11,360	9,884	7,594	32,529
Arizona	61,674	247,184	50,785	104,079	80,959	544,681
Arkansas	86,896	5,603	60,331	49,857	40,959	243,646
California	234,958	1,221,574	876,932	423,665	324,328	3,081,457
Colorado	45,795	129,866	41,124	72,096	64,227	353,108
Connecticut	63,744	30,867	66,719	106,319	19,211	286,860
Delaware	30,525	523	9,476	30,240	10,623	81,387
District Of Columbia	4,225	4,912	15,123	3,037	23,748	51,045
Florida	306,350	606,777	331,988	432,588	277,463	1,955,166
Georgia	194,091	38,687	137,167	110,089	103,402	583,436
Hawaii	4,086	47,170	23,219	32,816	28,874	136,165
Idaho	27,829	13,331	18,047	18,626	17,281	95,114
Illinois	297,641	72,037	248,624	320,748	60,791	999,841
Indiana	149,246	9,120	94,945	182,015	35,003	470,329
Iowa	72,238	14,953	54,813	39,832	19,409	201,245
Kansas	70,498	14,607	39,136	27,602	30,223	182,066
Kentucky	113,411	28,854	78,434	122,019	37,506	380,224
Louisiana	54,322	67,873	133,014	91,606	41,530	388,345
Maine	37,819	754	45,263	33,182	19,763	136,781
Maryland	102,608	29,890	57,041	119,852	115,611	425,002
Massachusetts	98,104	141,110	184,196	180,534	49,789	653,733
Michigan	195,214	29,765	191,397	448,613	40,830	905,819
Minnesota	72,314	87,137	58,986	73,584	27,934	319,955
Mississippi	64,423	5,404	129,167	28,597	39,166	266,757
Missouri	123,653	115,319	145,031	115,776	60,801	560,580
Montana	19,246	2,051	14,774	12,494	12,980	61,545
Nebraska	45,400	11,033	31,519	21,768	16,914	126,634
Nevada	23,290	83,917	17,286	39,239	33,289	197,021
New Hampshire	25,042	1,457	19,030	31,755	16,447	93,731
New Jersey	206,612	57,727	138,541	260,334	55,845	719,059
New Mexico	24,712	45,109	31,522	39,885	33,173	174,401
New York	148,820	413,003	509,513	503,251	87,152	1,661,739
North Carolina	201,270	91,112	216,899	205,260	99,292	813,833
North Dakota	16,853	854	10,492	4,780	5,705	38,684
Ohio	168,501	201,206	173,726	504,437	74,658	1,122,528
Oklahoma	90,253	40,454	73,851	46,147	59,571	310,276
Oregon	74,270	111,991	32,653	43,144	41,369	303,427
Pennsylvania	171,091	488,388	149,964	289,204	106,483	1,205,130
Rhode Island	11,823	51,701	26,192	12,398	12,051	114,165
South Carolina	86,695	21,081	113,588	107,703	74,192	403,259
South Dakota	22,572	1,234	11,564	6,012	9,009	50,391
Tennessee	114,438	93,466	213,417	108,654	64,676	594,651
Texas	342,437	230,240	296,588	412,397	248,957	1,530,619
Utah	35,502	15,614	20,028	26,888	30,973	129,005
Vermont	17,969	105	15,771	15,248	5,704	54,797
Virginia	159,099	25,857	102,798	108,447	162,036	558,237
Washington	88,391	75,892	95,777	98,209	99,133	457,402
West Virginia	54,185	6,280	41,045	82,789	17,646	201,945
Wisconsin	80,266	47,385	109,026	132,819	29,382	398,878
Wyoming	12,521	502	5,443	6,792	6,686	31,944
Puerto Rico	14,926	177,119	1,035	10,208	12,373	215,661
Virgin Islands	1,426	46	17	3,024	243	4,756
Other^	2,041	2,105	834	0	24,125	29,105
Total	4,882,975	5,337,343	5,657,902	6,419,271	3,099,900	25,397,391

*Medicare Advantage includes 560,000 Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries.
^ Other includes other territories and beneficiaries whose address information is being updated.

Ranked by Total with Drug Coverage

State	Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan	Medicare Advantage with Prescription Drugs*	Medicare-Medicaid (Automatically Enrolled)	Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy	Estimated Federal Retirees (Tricare, FEHB)	Total with Drug Coverage
California	234,958	1,221,574	876,932	423,665	324,328	3,081,457
Florida	306,350	606,777	331,988	432,588	277,463	1,955,166
New York	148,820	413,003	509,513	503,251	87,152	1,661,739
Texas	342,437	230,240	296,588	412,397	248,957	1,530,619
Pennsylvania	171,091	488,388	149,964	289,204	106,483	1,205,130
Ohio	168,501	201,206	173,726	504,437	74,658	1,122,528
Illinois	297,641	72,037	248,624	320,748	60,791	999,841
Michigan	195,214	29,765	191,397	448,613	40,830	905,819
North Carolina	201,270	91,112	216,899	205,260	99,292	813,833
New Jersey	206,612	57,727	138,541	260,334	55,845	719,059
Massachusetts	98,104	141,110	184,196	180,534	49,789	653,733
Tennessee	114,438	93,466	213,417	108,654	64,676	594,651
Georgia	194,091	38,687	137,167	110,089	103,402	583,436
Missouri	123,653	115,319	145,031	115,776	60,801	560,580
Virginia	159,099	25,857	102,798	108,447	162,036	558,237
Arizona	61,674	247,184	50,785	104,079	80,959	544,681
Indiana	149,246	9,120	94,945	182,015	35,003	470,329
Alabama	108,069	76,997	82,691	108,729	82,811	459,297
Washington	88,391	75,892	95,777	98,209	99,133	457,402
Maryland	102,608	29,890	57,041	119,852	115,611	425,002
South Carolina	86,695	21,081	113,588	107,703	74,192	403,259
Wisconsin	80,266	47,385	109,026	132,819	29,382	398,878
Louisiana	54,322	67,873	133,014	91,606	41,530	388,345
Kentucky	113,411	28,854	78,434	122,019	37,506	380,224
Colorado	45,795	129,866	41,124	72,096	64,227	353,108
Minnesota	72,314	87,137	58,986	73,584	27,934	319,955
Oklahoma	90,253	40,454	73,851	46,147	59,571	310,276
Oregon	74,270	111,991	32,653	43,144	41,369	303,427
Connecticut	63,744	30,867	66,719	106,319	19,211	286,860
Mississippi	64,423	5,404	129,167	28,597	39,166	266,757
Arkansas	86,896	5,603	60,331	49,857	40,959	243,646
Puerto Rico	14,926	177,119	1,035	10,208	12,373	215,661
West Virginia	54,185	6,280	41,045	82,789	17,646	201,945
Iowa	72,238	14,953	54,813	39,832	19,409	201,245
Nevada	23,290	83,917	17,286	39,239	33,289	197,021
Kansas	70,498	14,607	39,136	27,602	30,223	182,066
New Mexico	24,712	45,109	31,522	39,885	33,173	174,401
Maine	37,819	754	45,263	33,182	19,763	136,781
Hawaii	4,086	47,170	23,219	32,816	28,874	136,165
Utah	35,502	15,614	20,028	26,888	30,973	129,005
Nebraska	45,400	11,033	31,519	21,768	16,914	126,634
Rhode Island	11,823	51,701	26,192	12,398	12,051	114,165
Idaho	27,829	13,331	18,047	18,626	17,281	95,114
New Hampshire	25,042	1,457	19,030	31,755	16,447	93,731
Delaware	30,525	523	9,476	30,240	10,623	81,387
Montana	19,246	2,051	14,774	12,494	12,980	61,545
Vermont	17,969	105	15,771	15,248	5,704	54,797
District Of Columbia	4,225	4,912	15,123	3,037	23,748	51,045
South Dakota	22,572	1,234	11,564	6,012	9,009	50,391
North Dakota	16,853	854	10,492	4,780	5,705	38,684
Alaska	3,591	100	11,360	9,884	7,594	32,529
Wyoming	12,521	502	5,443	6,792	6,686	31,944
Other^	2,041	2,105	834	0	24,125	29,105
Virgin Islands	1,426	46	17	3,024	243	4,756

Ranked by Stand-Alone Drug Coverage

State	Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan	Medicare Advantage with Prescription Drugs*	Medicare-Medicaid (Automatically Enrolled)	Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy	Estimated Federal Retirees (Tricare, FEHB)	Total with Drug Coverage
Texas	342,437	230,240	296,588	412,397	248,957	1,530,619
Florida	306,350	606,777	331,988	432,588	277,463	1,955,166
Illinois	297,641	72,037	248,624	320,748	60,791	999,841
California	234,958	1,221,574	876,932	423,665	324,328	3,081,457
New Jersey	206,612	57,727	138,541	260,334	55,845	719,059
North Carolina	201,270	91,112	216,899	205,260	99,292	813,833
Michigan	195,214	29,765	191,397	448,613	40,830	905,819
Georgia	194,091	38,687	137,167	110,089	103,402	583,436
Pennsylvania	171,091	488,388	149,964	289,204	106,483	1,205,130
Ohio	168,501	201,206	173,726	504,437	74,658	1,122,528
Virginia	159,099	25,857	102,798	108,447	162,036	558,237
Indiana	149,246	9,120	94,945	182,015	35,003	470,329
New York	148,820	413,003	509,513	503,251	87,152	1,661,739
Missouri	123,653	115,319	145,031	115,776	60,801	560,580
Tennessee	114,438	93,466	213,417	108,654	64,676	594,651
Kentucky	113,411	28,854	78,434	122,019	37,506	380,224
Alabama	108,069	76,997	82,691	108,729	82,811	459,297
Maryland	102,608	29,890	57,041	119,852	115,611	425,002
Massachusetts	98,104	141,110	184,196	180,534	49,789	653,733
Oklahoma	90,253	40,454	73,851	46,147	59,571	310,276
Washington	88,391	75,892	95,777	98,209	99,133	457,402
Arkansas	86,896	5,603	60,331	49,857	40,959	243,646
South Carolina	86,695	21,081	113,588	107,703	74,192	403,259
Wisconsin	80,266	47,385	109,026	132,819	29,382	398,878
Oregon	74,270	111,991	32,653	43,144	41,369	303,427
Minnesota	72,314	87,137	58,986	73,584	27,934	319,955
Iowa	72,238	14,953	54,813	39,832	19,409	201,245
Kansas	70,498	14,607	39,136	27,602	30,223	182,066
Mississippi	64,423	5,404	129,167	28,597	39,166	266,757
Connecticut	63,744	30,867	66,719	106,319	19,211	286,860
Arizona	61,674	247,184	50,785	104,079	80,959	544,681
Louisiana	54,322	67,873	133,014	91,606	41,530	388,345
West Virginia	54,185	6,280	41,045	82,789	17,646	201,945
Colorado	45,795	129,866	41,124	72,096	64,227	353,108
Nebraska	45,400	11,033	31,519	21,768	16,914	126,634
Maine	37,819	754	45,263	33,182	19,763	136,781
Utah	35,502	15,614	20,028	26,888	30,973	129,005
Delaware	30,525	523	9,476	30,240	10,623	81,387
Idaho	27,829	13,331	18,047	18,626	17,281	95,114
New Hampshire	25,042	1,457	19,030	31,755	16,447	93,731
New Mexico	24,712	45,109	31,522	39,885	33,173	174,401
Nevada	23,290	83,917	17,286	39,239	33,289	197,021
South Dakota	22,572	1,234	11,564	6,012	9,009	50,391
Montana	19,246	2,051	14,774	12,494	12,980	61,545
Vermont	17,969	105	15,771	15,248	5,704	54,797
North Dakota	16,853	854	10,492	4,780	5,705	38,684
Puerto Rico	14,926	177,119	1,035	10,208	12,373	215,661
Wyoming	12,521	502	5,443	6,792	6,686	31,944
Rhode Island	11,823	51,701	26,192	12,398	12,051	114,165
District Of Columbia	4,225	4,912	15,123	3,037	23,748	51,045
Hawaii	4,086	47,170	23,219	32,816	28,874	136,165
Alaska	3,591	100	11,360	9,884	7,594	32,529
Other^	2,041	2,105	834	0	24,125	29,105
Virgin Islands	1,426	46	17	3,024	243	4,756
Total	4,882,975	5,337,343	5,657,902	6,419,271	3,099,900	25,397,391

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