Medicare Advantage in Manatee County, Florida
61,256 people in Manatee County, Florida were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 49.0% of 125,093 eligible beneficiaries (−0.4 pts since October 2025). Humana Inc. is the largest parent organization with 37% of reported enrollment; 18 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,650 (highly concentrated). For 2027, 10,685 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 46 to 41.
Parent organizations in Manatee County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | 22,541 | +3,781 | 36.9% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 17,968 | +1,096 | 29.4% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 11,480 | −3,241 | 18.8% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 4,330 | +298 | 7.1% |
| Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation | 2,239 | −617 | 3.7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 990 | −40 | 1.6% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 567 | +270 | 0.9% |
| Centene Corporation | 305 | −71 | 0.5% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 155 | −406 | 0.3% |
| Ultimate Healthcare Holdings, LLC | 137 | +83 | 0.2% |
| Highmark Health | 131 | +3 | 0.2% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | 85 | +54 | 0.1% |
| Horizon Mutual Holdings, Inc | 34 | +15 | under 0.1% |
| Empath Health, Inc. | 26 | new | under 0.1% |
| Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. | 21 | −3 | 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, 8,910 beneficiaries in Manatee County were assigned to 327 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 17.7% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 58% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.