Medicare Advantage in Pender County, North Carolina
8,379 people in Pender County, North Carolina were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 52.4% of 15,987 eligible beneficiaries (+0.8 pts since October 2025). Humana Inc. is the largest parent organization with 54% of reported enrollment; 9 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 3,581 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 607 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 35 to 38.
Parent organizations in Pender County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | 4,469 | +387 | 53.6% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,757 | −149 | 21.1% |
| CuraCor Solutions Corp. | 1,152 | +74 | 13.8% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 699 | +37 | 8.4% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 168 | new | 2.0% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 44 | +7 | 0.5% |
| Highmark Health | 20 | +2 | 0.2% |
| Liberty Healthcare Insurance | 18 | +1 | 0.2% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 13 | +1 | 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, 2,563 beneficiaries in Pender County were assigned to 63 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 43.5% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 73% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.