Medicare Advantage in Carteret County, North Carolina
9,439 people in Carteret County, North Carolina were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 41.4% of 22,810 eligible beneficiaries (+1.9 pts since October 2025). CuraCor Solutions Corp. is the largest parent organization with 40% of reported enrollment; 7 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 3,296 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 0 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 12 to 11.
Parent organizations in Carteret County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CuraCor Solutions Corp. | 3,771 | +201 | 40.2% |
| Humana Inc. | 3,219 | −259 | 34.3% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,075 | +734 | 22.1% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 238 | −4 | 2.5% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 31 | +2 | 0.3% |
| Highmark Health | 19 | 0 | 0.2% |
| UNICO Services, Inc. | 19 | −4 | 0.2% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 5,331 beneficiaries in Carteret County were assigned to 85 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 51.4% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 71% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.