Medicare Advantage in Pulaski County, Arkansas
39,388 people in Pulaski County, Arkansas were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 46.0% of 85,716 eligible beneficiaries (+0.4 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 44% of reported enrollment; 12 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,925 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 1,394 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 43 to 43.
Parent organizations in Pulaski County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 17,071 | −558 | 43.5% |
| Humana Inc. | 11,601 | +4,654 | 29.5% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 3,307 | −2,591 | 8.4% |
| Centene Corporation | 2,797 | −479 | 7.1% |
| USAble Mutual Insurance Company | 2,243 | −1,177 | 5.7% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 1,113 | +836 | 2.8% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 534 | +72 | 1.4% |
| Select Founders, LLC | 287 | +35 | 0.7% |
| Lumeris Group Holdings Corporation | 174 | +34 | 0.4% |
| Baptist Health (Arkansas) | 93 | +3 | 0.2% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 32 | −2 | under 0.1% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 31 | −2 | 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, 26,666 beneficiaries in Pulaski County were assigned to 121 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 78.1% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 88% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.