State guide · Ohio · 2027 plan year
Original Medicare vs Medicare Advantage in Ohio
Medicare Advantage plans differ from county to county. Each guide below lists the 2027 plans on this site for one county, next to Original Medicare with Medigap: premiums, the yearly limit, star ratings, prior authorization, and the yearly cost.
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In most states, including Ohio, you cannot count on getting Medigap later
You can buy any Medigap plan with no health questions in the 6 months that start when you are 65 or older and have Part B. After that, a Medigap company in Ohio can ask about your health. It can say no, or it can charge you more. So if you join a Medicare Advantage plan now, you may not be able to get Medigap later.
One exception is the trial right. If you joined Medicare Advantage when you first got Medicare at 65, or you left a Medigap plan to try Medicare Advantage for the first time, you can switch back within 12 months. Then you can buy a Medigap plan with no health questions.
Read about Medigap rights on Medicare.govCounties with a guide in Ohio
88 local guides. The number shows the 2027 Medicare Advantage plans in each guide.
- Adams County41 plans
- Allen County45 plans
- Ashland County54 plans
- Ashtabula County39 plans
- Athens County23 plans
- Auglaize County49 plans
- Belmont County35 plans
- Brown County56 plans
- Butler County58 plans
- Carroll County54 plans
- Champaign County49 plans
- Clark County57 plans
- Clermont County57 plans
- Clinton County43 plans
- Columbiana County62 plans
- Coshocton County31 plans
- Crawford County27 plans
- Cuyahoga County66 plans
- Darke County49 plans
- Defiance County36 plans
- Delaware County55 plans
- Erie County49 plans
- Fairfield County53 plans
- Fayette County35 plans
- Franklin County55 plans
- Fulton County58 plans
- Gallia County32 plans
- Geauga County59 plans
- Greene County57 plans
- Guernsey County39 plans
- Hamilton County55 plans
- Hancock County43 plans
- Hardin County41 plans
- Harrison County56 plans
- Henry County33 plans
- Highland County34 plans
- Hocking County42 plans
- Holmes County55 plans
- Huron County42 plans
- Jackson County38 plans
- Jefferson County40 plans
- Knox County40 plans
- Lake County63 plans
- Lawrence County31 plans
- Licking County55 plans
- Logan County45 plans
- Lorain County62 plans
- Lucas County58 plans
- Madison County53 plans
- Mahoning County65 plans
- Marion County38 plans
- Medina County65 plans
- Meigs County38 plans
- Mercer County36 plans
- Miami County57 plans
- Monroe County32 plans
- Montgomery County58 plans
- Morgan County35 plans
- Morrow County46 plans
- Muskingum County35 plans
- Noble County40 plans
- Ottawa County54 plans
- Paulding County34 plans
- Perry County42 plans
- Pickaway County53 plans
- Pike County34 plans
- Portage County64 plans
- Preble County49 plans
- Putnam County45 plans
- Richland County36 plans
- Ross County36 plans
- Sandusky County51 plans
- Scioto County22 plans
- Seneca County50 plans
- Shelby County49 plans
- Stark County66 plans
- Summit County68 plans
- Trumbull County63 plans
- Tuscarawas County48 plans
- Union County50 plans
- Van Wert County35 plans
- Vinton County37 plans
- Warren County57 plans
- Washington County30 plans
- Wayne County56 plans
- Williams County39 plans
- Wood County57 plans
- Wyandot County33 plans
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A higher drug plan premium is not, by itself, a reason to switch
With Original Medicare, you buy a separate drug plan. In Ohio, 9 drug plans are for sale for 2027, from $5.30 to $200.40 a month. Half of them cost $42 a month or less.
- Every 2027 drug plan limits what you pay for covered drugs to $2,400 a year. The drug coverage in Medicare Advantage plans has the same limit.
- The premium is one part of your yearly cost. Each county guide adds premiums, medical costs, and drug costs, so you can see the whole year.
- A Medicare Advantage plan can cost less in a light year. But you also take on its network and prior authorization rules, and you may not be able to get Medigap later.
- If your income is limited, Extra Help can pay most of your drug plan premium and drug costs. Check Extra Help at SSA.gov
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Sources and method
Plan data comes from the CMS 2027 Plan Benefit Package and landscape files. The data is from 2026-10-10. Drug plan premiums come from the CMS 2027 landscape file for Ohio.
These are estimates, not quotes, and they are for education only. Check every number with Medicare and with the plan before you choose. What you pay depends on your doctors and hospitals, your drugs and pharmacy, and the care you use. Plans can change their benefits, premiums, drug lists, and networks each year.
Pinnie is not an insurance agent or broker and does not sell Medicare plans. Pinnie is not connected with or endorsed by the U.S. government or the federal Medicare program. For all your options, visit Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), TTY 1-877-486-2048.