Medicare Advantage in Worcester County, Maryland
4,401 people in Worcester County, Maryland were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 25.1% of 17,541 eligible beneficiaries (+0.5 pts since October 2025). CareFirst, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 32% of reported enrollment; 8 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,172 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 1,458 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and Humana Inc. leaves. MA plans offered go from 16 to 9.
Parent organizations in Worcester County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CareFirst, Inc. | 1,400 | +146 | 32.1% |
| Humana Inc. | 1,180 | +83 | 27.1% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 529 | +1 | 12.1% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 434 | −23 | 10.0% |
| Johns Hopkins Healthcare LLC | 433 | −38 | 9.9% |
| LifeBridge Health, Inc. | 341 | +35 | 7.8% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 27 | −3 | 0.6% |
| Highmark Health | 14 | −6 | 0.3% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 2,984 beneficiaries in Worcester County were assigned to 92 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 30.4% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 48% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.