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MA Enrollment Explorer / States / New York

Medicare Advantage in New York: enrollment, penetration and market share

2,191,558 people in New York were enrolled in Medicare Advantage in October 2026. 53.7% of the state's 4,084,861 eligible Medicare beneficiaries are in Medicare Advantage, +0.1 pts since October 2025. CVS Health Corporation is the largest parent organization with 19% of reported enrollment; 36 parent organizations have 11 or more members, and the market's HHI is 1,319 (moderately concentrated). Through the 2026 Annual Election Period (December to February), reported MA enrollment in New York changed by −4,210 (−0.2%).

53.7%MA penetration, October 2026
2.19MMA enrollees
36parent organizations (11+ members)
1,319HHI, moderately concentrated
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Parent organizations in New York

Parent organizationMembersChangeShareShare change
CVS Health Corporation405,400+86,24718.6%+3.6 pts
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.392,759−79,84318.0%−4.1 pts
Healthfirst, Inc.373,773+11,95417.1%+0.2 pts
Lifetime Healthcare, Inc.333,068+52,04915.3%+2.1 pts
Centene Corporation161,600−16,7117.4%−0.9 pts
Humana Inc.115,985+36,3305.3%+1.6 pts
Visiting Nurse Service of New York73,333+37,1793.4%+1.7 pts
Elevance Health, Inc.72,158+3,5093.3%+0.1 pts
MVP Health Care, Inc.58,730−15,0942.7%−0.8 pts
Independent Health Association, Inc.45,104−25,2342.1%−1.2 pts
EmblemHealth, Inc.37,422−1,6871.7%−0.1 pts
Highmark Health37,177−31,8361.7%−1.5 pts
Elderplan, Inc.27,019+4,6971.2%+0.2 pts
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation14,289+1,8000.7%+0.1 pts
Village Care of New York, Inc.10,940+3,2650.5%+0.1 pts
Health Care Service Corporation4,672−22,0910.2%−1.0 pts
NY Hotel Trades Council&Hotel Assn of NYC4,329−260.2%−0.01 pts
CenterLight Health System, Inc.3,117+6810.1%+0.03 pts
Trinity Health Corporation3,014+1,2480.1%+0.1 pts
Hamaspik of Rockland County, Inc.2,596+1,0670.1%+0.05 pts

Change and share change are since October 2025. Shares are of reported enrollment in the CMS State/County/Contract file.

Counties

CountyMA enrolleesPenetrationLeading parent
Queens County261,10261.1%Healthfirst, Inc. 36%
Kings County241,05857.8%Healthfirst, Inc. 36%
Bronx County169,50771.3%Healthfirst, Inc. 51%
Erie County157,31471.7%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 23%
New York County141,86647.0%Healthfirst, Inc. 44%
Monroe County136,23077.2%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 58%
Nassau County102,44333.5%CVS Health Corporation 33%
Suffolk County101,43029.9%CVS Health Corporation 43%
Westchester County78,39239.1%CVS Health Corporation 34%
Onondaga County66,36262.9%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 30%
Richmond County47,56247.3%CVS Health Corporation 34%
Niagara County40,69473.3%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 30%
Albany County38,25156.3%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 49%
Saratoga County34,61158.5%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 43%
Oneida County31,42255.2%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 37%
Broome County29,88162.7%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 30%
Dutchess County28,98041.7%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 41%
Orange County28,04838.3%CVS Health Corporation 32%
Schenectady County23,05665.8%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 36%
Ontario County22,18272.4%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 71%
Chautauqua County21,96266.6%CVS Health Corporation 25%
Rensselaer County20,88457.6%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 46%
Rockland County19,89632.7%CVS Health Corporation 34%
Ulster County19,22141.7%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 30%
Oswego County18,24164.1%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 40%
Wayne County17,90672.0%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 69%
Steuben County15,21662.8%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 32%
Cattaraugus County13,18066.8%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 26%
Chemung County13,13562.3%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 34%
St. Lawrence County12,37348.1%CVS Health Corporation 26%
Warren County11,95459.5%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 33%
Jefferson County11,70150.6%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 42%
Livingston County11,68074.3%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 58%
Cayuga County10,86958.2%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 34%
Genesee County10,60771.2%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 38%
Washington County10,12864.5%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 33%
Madison County10,03860.3%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 32%
Fulton County9,55267.4%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 26%
Herkimer County9,12559.3%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 39%
Tompkins County8,63645.1%CVS Health Corporation 53%
Clinton County8,51140.6%CVS Health Corporation 38%
Montgomery County8,44162.9%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 31%
Tioga County8,41365.6%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 35%
Putnam County8,41037.1%CVS Health Corporation 36%
Chenango County8,36964.4%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 30%
Columbia County7,63543.1%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 34%
Orleans County7,34071.9%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 52%
Otsego County7,12644.7%Humana Inc. 37%
Sullivan County7,05637.7%CVS Health Corporation 30%
Allegany County6,90559.9%UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 36%
Wyoming County6,78068.1%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 31%
Greene County6,62950.3%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 33%
Delaware County6,04249.5%CVS Health Corporation 30%
Franklin County5,56844.1%CVS Health Corporation 49%
Cortland County5,50352.8%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 40%
Seneca County5,25961.9%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 54%
Yates County4,50469.7%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 65%
Schoharie County4,30950.9%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 40%
Essex County4,26340.4%CVS Health Corporation 36%
Lewis County3,95763.8%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 35%
Schuyler County2,98856.9%Lifetime Healthcare, Inc. 34%
Hamilton County85550.2%CVS Health Corporation 35%