Medicare Advantage in Tift County, Georgia
5,231 people in Tift County, Georgia were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 62.4% of 8,383 eligible beneficiaries (+0.6 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 28% of reported enrollment; 8 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,000 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as fully rural. For 2027, 673 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and CareSource leaves. MA plans offered go from 38 to 35.
Parent organizations in Tift County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,447 | −5 | 27.8% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 1,330 | +118 | 25.6% |
| Humana Inc. | 863 | −348 | 16.6% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 755 | −224 | 14.5% |
| Clover Health Holdings, Inc. | 372 | +214 | 7.2% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 253 | new | 4.9% |
| Centene Corporation | 154 | +19 | 3.0% |
| CareSource | 24 | new | 0.5% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 417 beneficiaries in Tift County were assigned to 28 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 16.3% 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.