Medicare Advantage in Cherokee County, Alabama
4,950 people in Cherokee County, Alabama were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 61.6% of 8,031 eligible beneficiaries (+1.0 pts since October 2025). Humana Inc. is the largest parent organization with 28% of reported enrollment; 10 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 1,633 (moderately concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as fully rural. For 2027, 159 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 34 to 37.
Parent organizations in Cherokee County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | 1,393 | +503 | 28.3% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 854 | −386 | 17.4% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 688 | −132 | 14.0% |
| BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama | 619 | −2 | 12.6% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 440 | −43 | 8.9% |
| Triton Health Systems, L.L.C. | 317 | −6 | 6.4% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 292 | +224 | 5.9% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 190 | +8 | 3.9% |
| Highmark Health | 117 | −7 | 2.4% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 12 | −1 | 0.2% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 974 beneficiaries in Cherokee County were assigned to 33 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 39.6% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 77% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.