Medicare Advantage in Cherokee County, Texas
6,217 people in Cherokee County, Texas were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 53.1% of 11,711 eligible beneficiaries (+0.3 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 61% of reported enrollment; 9 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 4,165 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as fully rural. For 2027, 1,845 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and CHRISTUS Health, CVS Health Corporation leave. MA plans offered go from 22 to 17.
Parent organizations in Cherokee County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3,784 | −3 | 61.3% |
| Humana Inc. | 939 | +28 | 15.2% |
| CHRISTUS Health | 597 | +86 | 9.7% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 536 | +7 | 8.7% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 123 | +24 | 2.0% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 82 | −76 | 1.3% |
| Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLC | 49 | +15 | 0.8% |
| Highmark Health | 41 | 0 | 0.7% |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 22 | +4 | 0.4% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 2,151 beneficiaries in Cherokee County were assigned to 27 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 54.1% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 78% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.