Medicare Advantage in Cherokee County, Georgia
26,669 people in Cherokee County, Georgia were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 47.0% of 56,749 eligible beneficiaries (−0.02 pts since October 2025). Humana Inc. is the largest parent organization with 29% of reported enrollment; 12 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 1,741 (moderately concentrated). For 2027, 7,788 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and CareSource leaves. MA plans offered go from 46 to 36.
Parent organizations in Cherokee County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | 7,590 | +2,571 | 28.6% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 5,542 | −2,995 | 20.9% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 4,129 | −338 | 15.5% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 2,479 | −134 | 9.3% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 2,220 | +1,900 | 8.4% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | 2,067 | +21 | 7.8% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 1,051 | −281 | 4.0% |
| Clover Health Holdings, Inc. | 846 | +412 | 3.2% |
| Centene Corporation | 524 | −42 | 2.0% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 85 | −1 | 0.3% |
| Highmark Health | 17 | +3 | under 0.1% |
| CareSource | 13 | new | 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, 9,825 beneficiaries in Cherokee County were assigned to 146 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 46.4% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 72% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.