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Medicare by State
Medicare changes the moment you cross a state line.
Federal rules are the same everywhere — but your plan choices, your Medigap pricing protections, and your legal safety net change completely by state. Choose yours to see what it means, and reach your free, official state counselor.
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Choose your state above to see your local market conditions, the regional risk worth knowing, and your free state consumer-counseling network.
Want it explained for your exact situation? Fern can walk you through what your state means — and the questions to ask before you sign anything.
Your local landscape
The risk worth knowing
What to do
Your free, official state counselor
Free, unbiased, no commissions. Can't reach them? Call the National SHIP hub at 1-877-839-2675.
Download your state guide ↓ 4-page regional guide & checklist · free · print-ready
Four things that are true in every state
- The "educational" seminar is often a sales funnel — know who profits before you go.
- MOOP vs. Original Medicare is usually compared the wrong way. Run the worst-case math.
- The 12-month trial right is real but narrow — and easy to assume you still have.
- "Switch anytime" is a mirage in most states once underwriting applies.