Medicare Advantage in Howard County, Indiana
10,908 people in Howard County, Indiana were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 51.4% of 21,212 eligible beneficiaries (+0.1 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 32% of reported enrollment; 10 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,271 (highly concentrated). For 2027, 119 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 43 to 39.
Parent organizations in Howard County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3,440 | −109 | 31.7% |
| Humana Inc. | 2,896 | +562 | 26.7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 1,986 | −81 | 18.3% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 1,545 | −321 | 14.2% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 371 | +293 | 3.4% |
| Centene Corporation | 272 | +54 | 2.5% |
| SIHO Holding, Inc. | 193 | +101 | 1.8% |
| Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLC | 91 | +11 | 0.8% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 59 | −282 | 0.5% |
| CitiPACE Holding Company, LLC | 13 | new | 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, 5,022 beneficiaries in Howard County were assigned to 51 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 63.5% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 82% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.