Authors & Editorial Teams
MyMedicarePlans.org content is produced by topic-specific editorial and data desks. Each desk is accountable for sourcing, reviewing, and keeping its content current.
Our content is produced with AI-assisted research tools using verified, primary-source data — this is disclosed on every article and explained in our editorial policy. Every article is reviewed by the responsible desk before publishing. The desks below are listed with their scope of coverage and data sources.
How to interpret a byline: Our articles carry desk bylines (for example, “MyMedicarePlans Editorial Desk”) because each piece is a collaborative product of researchers, editors, and AI-assisted tools working from verified CMS and Medicare.gov data. We do not present AI-written content under the name of a fictional individual.
A note on independence: MyMedicarePlans.org is a privately owned educational site. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the federal Medicare program or any government agency, and our editorial desks do not rank or recommend specific plans. For personalized, unbiased help you can always contact
Medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE.
Editorial Desks
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MyMedicarePlans Editorial Desk ✓ Verified Team
Medicare Education
Our editorial desk explains how Medicare works in plain language — the parts, enrollment periods and deadlines, Medigap versus Medicare Advantage, and what changes each plan year. The desk does not recommend or rank plans.
Content scope: How-Medicare-works guides, enrollment-period guidance, Medigap vs. Advantage explainers, Part D basics, life-event guidance (turning 65, still working, moving).
Methodology: Content is produced with AI-assisted research tools and is reviewed by the desk before publication. We cite program-level facts to primary sources (CMS / Medicare.gov) inline, and we never invent figures or list plan-specific benefits or premiums.
Primary sources: CMS / Medicare.gov, the Medicare & You handbook, and SSA.
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MyMedicarePlans Data Desk ✓ Verified Team
Plan Landscape & Data
Our data desk tracks how many Medicare options are available across U.S. counties — plan and carrier counts and Star-Rating distributions — updated each plan year as CMS Landscape files post. The desk reports area-level counts only, never plan-specific details.
Content scope: Area availability counts by county, carrier counts, Star-Rating distributions, and plan-year landscape changes — always at the area level.
Methodology: All counts are taken from published CMS Landscape and Star-Ratings files and presented at the county/area level. When data isn't yet available for an area, we say so rather than estimate. Analysis is AI-assisted, with sources reviewed before publication.
Primary sources: CMS MA/Part D Landscape Source Files, CMS Star Ratings, CMS monthly enrollment data, U.S. Census ACS.
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MyMedicarePlans Costs & Policy Desk ✓ Verified Team
Costs & Policy
Our costs & policy desk covers the figures and rules that change every year — the Part D out-of-pocket cap, IRMAA income brackets, late-enrollment penalties, and CMS rule changes — explained without steering you toward any plan.
Content scope: Part D cost structure, IRMAA brackets, Extra Help / Low-Income Subsidy, enrollment penalties, and plain-language coverage of CMS policy changes.
Methodology: Figures are verified against the annual CMS release and SSA publications before publication and updated each plan year. Research is AI-assisted and reviewed by the desk. We explain program-level costs, not any plan's cost-sharing.
Primary sources: CMS annual cost releases, SSA (IRMAA), Medicare.gov, the Medicare & You handbook.
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Content Integrity Standards
- No invented figures. Program-level numbers come from CMS / Medicare.gov; we never use placeholder data.
- No plan recommendations. This is educational content. We don't score or recommend specific plans; any Star Ratings shown are Medicare's own CMS ratings, stated as published.
- AI-assisted, human-reviewed. Articles are produced with AI-assisted tools and reviewed by the responsible desk before publishing.
- Inline sourcing. Facts and figures are cited to primary sources — CMS, SSA, and Medicare.gov.
- Correction transparency. We fix errors openly and note when a page was last updated.
- Not a government site. MyMedicarePlans.org is privately owned and not affiliated with or endorsed by Medicare or any government agency.
This page was last updated: July 2026.