Medicare Advantage in Hernando County, Florida
44,313 people in Hernando County, Florida were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 68.6% of 64,602 eligible beneficiaries (+0.4 pts since October 2025). Elevance Health, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 33% of reported enrollment; 17 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,351 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 6,733 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 51 to 40.
Parent organizations in Hernando County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 14,525 | −2,018 | 32.9% |
| Humana Inc. | 12,996 | +1,501 | 29.4% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 6,907 | −240 | 15.6% |
| Ultimate Healthcare Holdings, LLC | 4,809 | +3,089 | 10.9% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 2,434 | −651 | 5.5% |
| Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation | 841 | −426 | 1.9% |
| Centene Corporation | 818 | −128 | 1.9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 418 | −45 | 0.9% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 235 | +44 | 0.5% |
| Highmark Health | 38 | −1 | under 0.1% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 38 | −98 | under 0.1% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | 29 | new | under 0.1% |
| Longevity Health Founders, LLC | 15 | new | under 0.1% |
| Corewell Health | 13 | 0 | under 0.1% |
| Chapters CareNu Inc | 12 | −4 | 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, 4,019 beneficiaries in Hernando County were assigned to 184 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 25.1% 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.