Editorial Policy & Data Sources

Where our plan data comes from

Every plan page on MedicareAdvantageRx is built from official data published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), including the CMS Public Benefit Package (PBP) files, the annual Landscape files, and CMS star ratings. We refresh our database when CMS releases new or corrected data — including the annual plan-year releases each fall — and each plan page states the plan year its data reflects. For enrollment decisions, always confirm details with the plan's official documents (Summary of Benefits, Evidence of Coverage) or Medicare.gov.

Who we are

Thomas DeMichele — Founder & Editorial Lead. Thomas has been writing about health insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and prescription drug coverage since 2012, with a focus on helping consumers understand complex plan information in plain English. Through his healthcare education websites — including FactsOnMedicare.com and ObamaCareFacts.com — he has helped millions of readers compare coverage concepts, understand enrollment rules, and ask more informed questions before choosing a plan.

Walt Whitney — Lead Reviewer. Walt reviews plan pages and data presentation on MedicareAdvantageRx, focusing on accuracy of premiums, benefits, drug coverage, and cost-sharing details against the underlying CMS source files.

How we make money

MedicareAdvantageRx is free to use. We earn referral fees when visitors connect with licensed insurance agencies through links or phone numbers on our site. This compensation does not influence which plans we list or how we describe them: our plan pages are generated from the same CMS data for every plan, regardless of any commercial relationship.

Limitations

• We display every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan present in the CMS public data files for the plan years we cover; we do not independently verify plan availability in your specific location.
• Plan details can change mid-year through CMS corrections; there may be a delay between a CMS data release and our database update.
• We are an educational website, not an insurance agency, and we do not represent all plans available in your area. We do not provide enrollment advice. Contact Medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE for personalized help.

Questions about our data or a correction? Contact us.