Medicare Advantage in Tulare County, California
26,793 people in Tulare County, California were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 37.1% of 72,144 eligible beneficiaries (+1.1 pts since October 2025). Humana Inc. is the largest parent organization with 33% of reported enrollment; 12 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,130 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 1,223 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and Molina Healthcare, Inc. leaves. MA plans offered go from 14 to 13.
Parent organizations in Tulare County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | 8,797 | +268 | 33.0% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 6,713 | +342 | 25.2% |
| Centene Corporation | 4,591 | +46 | 17.2% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,915 | −121 | 7.2% |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 1,223 | −590 | 4.6% |
| SCAN Group | 1,181 | new | 4.4% |
| California Physicians' Service | 665 | +106 | 2.5% |
| Imperial Health Plan of California | 659 | +199 | 2.5% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | 410 | +5 | 1.5% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 331 | −20 | 1.2% |
| Family Healthcare Network | 123 | +39 | 0.5% |
| WelbeHealth LLC. | 40 | +14 | 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, 17,226 beneficiaries in Tulare County were assigned to 80 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 51.3% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 69% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.