Medicare Advantage in Kanawha County, West Virginia
28,936 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026, 61.7% of 46,917 eligible beneficiaries (+0.7 pts since October 2025). Humana Inc. is the largest parent organization with 48% of reported enrollment; 10 parent organizations have 11 or more members and the HHI is 3,223 (highly concentrated). HRSA classifies the county as partly rural. For 2027, 45 members here are in plans that terminate or leave the county. MA plans offered go from 38 to 38.
Parent organizations in Kanawha County
| Parent organization | Members | Change since October 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humana Inc. | 13,905 | +758 | 48.2% |
| CVS Health Corporation | 7,581 | +26 | 26.3% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 3,610 | −594 | 12.5% |
| Highmark Health | 1,998 | −406 | 6.9% |
| UMWA Health and Retirement Funds | 591 | −25 | 2.0% |
| West Virginia United Health System, Inc. | 555 | new | 1.9% |
| The Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. | 445 | +37 | 1.5% |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 107 | +77 | 0.4% |
| SNP Holdings, LLC | 52 | +1 | 0.2% |
| C & O Employees' Hospital Association | 29 | −6 | 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, 10,393 beneficiaries in Kanawha County were assigned to 72 Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs, 73.1% of assignable Original Medicare beneficiaries. Together, roughly 90% of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county are in Medicare Advantage or an MSSP ACO. See the ACOs in the MSSP Explorer.