Medicare Advantage in Wood County, Texas
8,323 people in Wood County, Texas were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 49.9% of 16,673 eligible beneficiaries (+0.4 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 51% of reported enrollment; 8 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 3,424 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as fully rural. For 2027, 1,545 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county, and CHRISTUS Health, Health Care Service Corporation leave. MA plans offered go from 26 to 21.
Parent organizations in Wood County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 4,219 | −98 | 51.1% |
| Humana Inc. | 2,059 | +232 | 24.9% |
| CHRISTUS Health | 875 | +114 | 10.6% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 718 | −5 | 8.7% |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 193 | −48 | 2.3% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 154 | +76 | 1.9% |
| Highmark Health | 27 | −1 | 0.3% |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 19 | 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, 4,704 beneficiaries in Wood County were assigned to 50 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 70.3% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 85% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.