Medicare Advantage in Lowndes County, Georgia
11,468 people in Lowndes County, Georgia were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 52.3% of 21,948 eligible beneficiaries (+0.9 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 45% of reported enrollment; 7 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,732 (highly concentrated). For 2027, 95 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 31 to 29.
Parent organizations in Lowndes County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 5,154 | −162 | 45.1% |
| Humana Inc. | 2,154 | +101 | 18.9% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 1,451 | +122 | 12.7% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 1,183 | −271 | 10.4% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 690 | new | 6.0% |
| Centene Corporation | 639 | −58 | 5.6% |
| UNICO Services, Inc. | 146 | +30 | 1.3% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 5,934 beneficiaries in Lowndes County were assigned to 73 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 73.4% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 87% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.