Medicare Advantage in Hood County, Texas
10,297 people in Hood County, Texas were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 48.7% of 21,142 eligible beneficiaries (+0.3 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 64% of reported enrollment; 10 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 4,566 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as fully rural. For 2027, 1,313 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and Mitchell Family Office leaves. MA plans offered go from 30 to 26.
Parent organizations in Hood County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 6,576 | +53 | 64.1% |
| Humana Inc. | 1,902 | +655 | 18.6% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 754 | −335 | 7.4% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 724 | +53 | 7.1% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 106 | +22 | 1.0% |
| Centene Corporation | 90 | −39 | 0.9% |
| Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLC | 54 | +6 | 0.5% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. | 18 | −2 | 0.2% |
| Mitchell Family Office | 16 | 0 | 0.2% |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 11 | new | 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, 4,335 beneficiaries in Hood County were assigned to 74 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 52.7% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 76% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.