Medicare's new medical plans offer a wide range of variations and choices for seniors when picking a drug plan. The monthly cost for a stand-alone drug plan varies from plan to plan and from state to state. The accompanying table gives the premium for the plan with the lowest cost for each state.

State	Cost per Month (dollars)
Alabama	1.87
Alaska	6.64
Arizona	10.18
Arkansas	11.71
California	8.66
Colorado	5.05
Connecticut	6.69
Delaware	11.93
District of Columbia	15.62
Florida	10.52
Georgia	19.90
Hawaii	9.64
Idaho	1.87
Illinois	8.18
Indiana	10.78
Iowa	6.99
Kansas	14.80
Kentucky	7.94
Louisiana	9.77
Maine	11.89
Maryland	14.76
Massachusetts	8.42
Michigan	1.87
Minnesota	12.76
Mississippi	6.72
Missouri	19.04
Montana	7.45
Nebraska	10.60
Nevada	15.77
New Hampshire	9.21
New Jersey	1.87
New Mexico	4.11
New York	7.82
North Carolina	1.87
North Dakota	12.64
Ohio	1.87
Oklahoma	14.42
Oregon	17.70
Pennsylvania	18.52
Rhode Island	8.98
South Carolina	6.35
South Dakota	13.75
Tennessee	17.47
Texas	1.87
Utah	14.35
Vermont	12.80
Virginia	6.94
Washington	1.87
West Virginia	13.61
Wisconsin	5.49
Wyoming	8.09