Medicare agents in Maricopa County, AZ

Agents in Maricopa County

Before you meet anyone, check their Arizona license.

Medicare in Maricopa County

People with Medicare

817,680

In Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan

51% (417,858)

With both Medicare and Medicaid*

14% (118,008)

Maricopa County has more people with Medicare than any other Arizona county. 51% are in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan, compared with 51% across Arizona. 14% also have Medicaid*, compared with 16% statewide.

Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, for the county and the state. Maricopa County has about 4,673,096 residents (Census, 2024). Medicare health plans include Medicare Advantage, cost plans and PACE, not Medigap or drug plans. *Includes people who get help only with Medicare costs from a Medicare Savings Program.

2027 plans offered in Maricopa County

Medicare Advantage with drug coverage

45 plans, 39 with a $0 plan premium

Medicare Advantage without drug coverage

7 plans

Special Needs Plans

40 plans: 10 for people with both Medicare and Medicaid; 25 for people with certain chronic conditions; 5 for people who live in, or need the care of, a nursing home. Only people who qualify can join.

Companies offering these plans

16

For comparison, the typical Arizona county has 11 Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage for 2027.

Standalone drug plans in Arizona: 9 plans, with monthly premiums from $5.30.

Source: CMS 2027 plan landscape (updated October 2026), which lists plans by county. A $0 plan premium doesn't mean $0 costs: you still pay the Part B premium, plus copays, and plans differ in their yearly limit and in which doctors and drugs they cover. How to compare.

Cities, towns and ZIP codes in Maricopa County

Everything on this page applies across the whole county, including these places.

Source: Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates, the 2020 list of census-designated places, and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (which leave out ZIP codes used only for PO boxes). A place or ZIP code that crosses a county line is listed in each county it covers a real part of.

Free local help

Arizona SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program)

Arizona's free, unbiased Medicare counseling program. 1-800-432-4040 · Website

The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions

Licenses agents and takes complaints. 602-364-2499 · How to check a license

1-800-MEDICARE

1-800-633-4227 (TTY 1-877-486-2048), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except some federal holidays.

Arizona rules to know

Switching Medigap plans

Arizona doesn't add a yearly Medigap switching right. Outside your 6-month Medigap Open Enrollment Period (which starts when you're 65 or older and have Part B) and certain federal protections, such as losing other coverage, insurers can usually ask health questions and turn you down. States with switching rights.

Medigap under 65

Not required. Arizona does not require insurers to sell Medigap to people under 65; a 2026 bill (HB 2433) that would have required it for people with kidney failure (ESRD) or ALS was held in committee and did not become law.

Agent licenses

Agents must be licensed for health insurance in Arizona. Look one up.

Dates to know

October 15 to December 7

Open Enrollment: change Medicare Advantage or drug plans for the next year.

January 1 to March 31

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment: one change for people already in a Medicare Advantage plan.

Turning 65

A 7-month window around your birthday month. The checklist.

Moving to Maricopa County from another state opens a special enrollment period for Medicare Advantage and drug plans. It doesn't by itself let you buy Medigap without health questions. What to do.

Common questions

Nearby

• Gila County
• La Paz County
• Pima County
• Pinal County
• Yavapai County
• Yuma County
• All Arizona counties

Keep reading

• How to find a good Medicare agent near youWhere to look for a local Medicare agent, how to narrow the list to one or two, and the five-minute checks to do before you share anything.
• Medicare Open Enrollment checklist: what to check before December 7A step-by-step checklist for the October 15 to December 7, 2026 Open Enrollment Period: what to read in your plan's letter, what's changing for 2027, what you can switch, and what happens if you do nothing.
• Medicare Advantage or Medigap? The questions that decide itNeither is better for everyone. How the two common Medicare set-ups differ, the questions that point to one or the other, and why the first choice is the hardest to undo.