Medicare Advantage in Salem City, Virginia
2,782 people in Salem City, Virginia were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 42.2% of 6,592 eligible beneficiaries (+1.0 pts since October 2025). UnitedHealth Group, Inc. is the largest parent organization with 33% of reported enrollment; 8 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 2,472 (highly concentrated). For 2027, 16 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 36 to 38.
Parent organizations in Salem City
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 894 | +77 | 32.7% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 704 | −61 | 25.7% |
| Humana Inc. | 652 | +108 | 23.8% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 359 | −54 | 13.1% |
| Sentara Health Care (SHC) | 41 | −17 | 1.5% |
| Highmark Health | 38 | +5 | 1.4% |
| Total Community Options, Inc. | 32 | +8 | 1.2% |
| Curana Health Holdings, LLC | 18 | −2 | 0.7% |
CMS suppresses county and contract counts of 10 or fewer; shares are of reported enrollment.
Value-based care alongside MA
In PY 2024, 1,756 beneficiaries in Salem City were assigned to 26 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 53.9% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 73% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.