Medicare Advantage in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
94,185 people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 55.4% of 169,987 eligible beneficiaries (+0.1 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 37% of reported enrollment; 18 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,459 (highly concentrated). For 2027, 2,364 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 56 to 50.
Parent organizations in Mecklenburg County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 34,903 | −4,377 | 37.2% |
| Humana Inc. | 25,834 | +3,882 | 27.5% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 12,901 | −1,317 | 13.7% |
| CuraCor Solutions Corp. | 7,473 | −98 | 8.0% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 5,892 | +1,083 | 6.3% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 5,031 | +4,107 | 5.4% |
| Centene Corporation | 851 | +133 | 0.9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 254 | +9 | 0.3% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 235 | +4 | 0.3% |
| PACE of the Southern Piedmont, Inc. | 224 | +21 | 0.2% |
| Highmark Health | 132 | −1 | 0.1% |
| Liberty Healthcare Insurance | 63 | +4 | under 0.1% |
| Longevity Health Founders, LLC | 47 | −54 | under 0.1% |
| Risant Health, Inc. | 34 | +7 | under 0.1% |
| CareFirst, Inc. | 13 | −1 | 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, 36,329 beneficiaries in Mecklenburg County were assigned to 233 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 69.2% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 86% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.