Medicare Advantage in Talladega County, Alabama
14,127 people in Talladega County, Alabama were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 68.2% of 20,717 eligible beneficiaries (+0.8 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 29% of reported enrollment; 11 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 1,840 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as fully rural. For 2027, 515 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 39 to 37.
Parent organizations in Talladega County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 4,113 | −2,149 | 29.2% |
| Humana Inc. | 3,290 | +1,991 | 23.3% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 1,742 | +44 | 12.4% |
| BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama | 1,608 | −1 | 11.4% |
| Triton Health Systems, L.L.C. | 1,170 | +50 | 8.3% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 1,125 | +496 | 8.0% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 705 | −100 | 5.0% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 243 | +3 | 1.7% |
| Associated Care Ventures, Inc. | 66 | +5 | 0.5% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 18 | 0 | 0.1% |
| Highmark Health | 16 | 0 | 0.1% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 1,239 beneficiaries in Talladega County were assigned to 45 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 25.7% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 76% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.