Medicare Advantage in Garland County, Arkansas
15,269 people in Garland County, Arkansas were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 50.4% of 30,310 eligible beneficiaries (+0.9 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 42% of reported enrollment; 12 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,778 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 672 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 34 to 36.
Parent organizations in Garland County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 6,358 | −314 | 41.8% |
| Humana Inc. | 3,968 | +1,478 | 26.1% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 2,238 | −803 | 14.7% |
| Centene Corporation | 1,622 | −136 | 10.7% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 604 | +144 | 4.0% |
| USAble Mutual Insurance Company | 173 | −15 | 1.1% |
| Select Founders, LLC | 120 | +8 | 0.8% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 48 | −1 | 0.3% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 25 | −4 | 0.2% |
| Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company | 18 | new | 0.1% |
| Baptist Health (Arkansas) | 17 | new | 0.1% |
| California Physicians' Service | 13 | new | under 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, 8,682 beneficiaries in Garland County were assigned to 86 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 67.8% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 84% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.