Medicare Advantage in Kings County, California
7,582 people in Kings County, California were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 37.8% of 20,084 eligible beneficiaries (+0.9 pts since October 2025). Elevance Health, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 26% of reported enrollment; 11 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 1,737 (moderately concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 418 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and Molina Healthcare, Inc. leaves. MA plans offered go from 14 to 14.
Parent organizations in Kings County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 1,987 | −437 | 26.3% |
| Humana Inc. | 1,894 | −27 | 25.1% |
| SCAN Group | 927 | new | 12.3% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 795 | +78 | 10.5% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | 691 | +18 | 9.2% |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 398 | −152 | 5.3% |
| Centene Corporation | 370 | −108 | 4.9% |
| California Physicians' Service | 239 | +18 | 3.2% |
| Imperial Health Plan of California | 188 | +50 | 2.5% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 44 | −3 | 0.6% |
| WelbeHealth LLC. | 15 | +2 | 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, 3,727 beneficiaries in Kings County were assigned to 39 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 41.6% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 64% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.