Medicare Advantage in Burke County, North Carolina
14,805 people in Burke County, North Carolina were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 65.4% of 22,636 eligible beneficiaries (+0.5 pts since October 2025). Humana Inc. is the largest parent organization with 36% of reported enrollment; 9 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,659 (highly concentrated). For 2027, 230 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and Health Care Service Corporation leaves. MA plans offered go from 45 to 39.
Parent organizations in Burke County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | 5,372 | −1,776 | 36.4% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 4,420 | +810 | 30.0% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 2,334 | +413 | 15.8% |
| CuraCor Solutions Corp. | 1,941 | +740 | 13.2% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 314 | new | 2.1% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 209 | −119 | 1.4% |
| Centene Corporation | 100 | −48 | 0.7% |
| PACE @ Home | 34 | +6 | 0.2% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 14 | 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, 3,644 beneficiaries in Burke County were assigned to 48 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 63.1% 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.