Medicare Advantage in Blair County, Pennsylvania
21,756 people in Blair County, Pennsylvania were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 65.9% of 32,997 eligible beneficiaries (+0.03 pts since October 2025). UPMC Health System is the largest parent organization with 43% of reported enrollment; 12 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,722 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 3,797 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 63 to 58.
Parent organizations in Blair County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Health System | 9,416 | +176 | 43.4% |
| Highmark Health | 4,725 | −310 | 21.8% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 3,555 | +159 | 16.4% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,792 | +228 | 8.3% |
| Risant Health, Inc. | 860 | +85 | 4.0% |
| Humana Inc. | 664 | −9 | 3.1% |
| Senior LIFE Altoona, Inc. | 255 | −8 | 1.2% |
| Centene Corporation | 190 | −54 | 0.9% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 98 | +55 | 0.5% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 50 | −4 | 0.2% |
| Independence Health Group, Inc. | 47 | −10 | 0.2% |
| UMWA Health and Retirement Funds | 43 | −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, 1,635 beneficiaries in Blair County were assigned to 57 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 18.8% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 72% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.