Medicare Advantage in Hardin County, Texas
7,267 people in Hardin County, Texas were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 54.9% of 13,247 eligible beneficiaries (−0.4 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 31% of reported enrollment; 12 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 1,946 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 480 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and CHRISTUS Health leaves. MA plans offered go from 46 to 35.
Parent organizations in Hardin County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,237 | −114 | 30.9% |
| Humana Inc. | 1,408 | +274 | 19.5% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 1,128 | −23 | 15.6% |
| Centene Corporation | 986 | −140 | 13.6% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 906 | −115 | 12.5% |
| Devoted Health, Inc. | 313 | +165 | 4.3% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 169 | +65 | 2.3% |
| Highmark Health | 23 | 0 | 0.3% |
| CHRISTUS Health | 22 | +7 | 0.3% |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 15 | new | 0.2% |
| Consolidated Assoc of Railroad Employees HC | 13 | +2 | 0.2% |
| First Sacramento Capital Funding LLC | 12 | new | 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, 785 beneficiaries in Hardin County were assigned to 32 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 19.6% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 64% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.