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Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Van Buren County, AR

485 of the 2,390 Medicare Advantage members in Van Buren County (20.3%) are in a plan that is not sold in the county for 2027: 9 of the 40 plans sold there in September 2026 end, from the CMS 2027 Landscape and crosswalk. Arkansas: 5.2%; the nation: 10.6%.

Period: plan year 2027 against September 2026 members · Updated 2026-10-20 · Next: CMS January 2027 enrollment (February 2027): where the members landed

members, Sept 2026
2,390
members, Sept 2026
must pick for 2027
485
must pick for 2027
share of members
20.3%
share of members
plans end
9 of 40
plans end

Medicare Advantage members in Van Buren County, 2015 to 2026

MA enrollment in September each year, with MA penetration (members over Medicare eligibles) at the top of each bar, from the CMS state-county penetration file. Navy: the last two years. 55 plans are listed for the county for 2027 against 62 for 2026.

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The plans that end for 2027

Every plan sold in Van Buren County in September 2026 with members whose plan is not sold there for 2027: how it went (terminated, or its service area reduced so it continues elsewhere), the members the same company offers a new or renumbered plan of the same type, and the members whose company sells nothing in the county next year.

PlanCompanyTypeMembersTerminatedService area reducedOffered a new or renumbered planCompany gone
Humana Gold Plus H5619-111 (HMO-POS) H5619-111Humana Inc.Regular HMO236023600
Aetna Medicare Signature Plus (PPO) H1608-021CVS Health CorporationRegular PPO6606600
Wellcare Simple (HMO-POS) H9630-002Centene CorporationRegular HMO5105100
Humana Gold Plus Snp-de H5619-123 (HMO-POS D-SNP) H5619-123Humana Inc.D-SNP HMO3503500
Aetna Medicare Dual Extra (PPO D-SNP) H1608-076CVS Health CorporationD-SNP PPO3131000
Aetna Medicare Elite (PPO) H1608-054CVS Health CorporationRegular PPO2502500
Wellcare Simple Preferred (HMO-POS) H1416-055Centene CorporationRegular HMO1515000
Wellcare Giveback (HMO-POS) H9630-008Centene CorporationRegular HMO1414000
Aetna Medicare Eagle Giveback (PPO) H1608-074CVS Health CorporationRegular PPO1201200
9 plans4856042500

Download this table (CSV, CC BY 4.0) · cells under 11 members are suppressed by CMS and count as zero, so every count is a floor.

By company in Van Buren County

CompanyMembers, Sept 2026PlansPlans endingMust pickShare of own membersOffered a new or renumbered planCompany gone
Humana Inc.87714227130.9%00
CVS Health Corporation1596413484.3%00
Centene Corporation803380100.0%00
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.97811000.0%00
USAble Mutual Insurance Company2705000.0%00
Health Care Service Corporation261000.0%00

Van Buren County against Arkansas and the nation

MeasureCountyArkansasUnited States
Must pick for 2027, share of members20.3%5.2%10.6%
Must pick for 20265.7%10.1%
Must pick for 2025, members164 of 2,171
Must pick for 2026, members132 of 2,310
Must pick for 2027, members485 of 2,390

State and national figures: the Arkansas hub and the national report.

Star Ratings 2027 in Van Buren County

Measure20272026Change
Members in contracts rated 4+ stars59.0%61.6%-2.6 pts
Member-weighted average star3.863.83+0.03
Rated contracts with members here1512

Members by star, 2027: 4.5: 874 · 4.0: 623 · 3.5: 692 · 3.0: 151 · 2.5: 199; 0 in unrated contracts. Each contract's 2027 overall star (CMS, released 2026-10-08) weighted by its 2026-09 members in the county, individual and group; 2026 by 2025-09 members.

Sources

  • CMS Medicare Advantage/Part D Landscape, plan year 2027: landscape_cy2027-landscape-202609-1.zip (CMS, September 2026); CMS plan crosswalk CY2027.
  • CMS monthly enrollment by contract, plan and county, 2026-09 (and the two Septembers before, for the series).
  • CMS MA state-county penetration file, September of each year (eligibles, enrollment, penetration).
  • CMS Star Ratings 2027, released 2026-10-08. Page object written 2026-10-20.

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Cite: Vlada Health (2026). Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Van Buren County, AR. https://www.vladahealth.com/medicare-advantage/ar/van-buren. Data: CC BY 4.0.

Method

  • Population: members of individual Medicare Advantage plans (H and R contracts, plans 001 to 799, special needs plans included; employer group, Cost, MMP and PACE excluded) in the county in September 2026.
  • Must pick: the CMS crosswalk names no successor plan sold in the county for 2027; members CMS moves to a successor in the county are not counted.
  • Terminated: the plan is gone from every county. Service area reduced: the plan continues elsewhere but not here. Offered a new or renumbered plan: the same company sells, in this county, the same name under a new number or a new plan of the same HMO or PPO and special needs type. Company gone: no plan of any type from that company in the county.
  • Stars: each contract's overall star weighted by its September members in the county; unrated contracts counted apart, never as zero stars. Penetration: the CMS file's own eligibles and MA enrollment.
  • Suppression: CMS hides cells under 11 members; they count as zero, so every count is a floor and every share is not.

The full method and the national tables: How we counted, and how to check it.

Questions

How many Medicare Advantage members in Van Buren County must pick a new plan for 2027?
485 of 2,390 members (20.3%): their plan is not sold in the county for 2027 according to the CMS crosswalk and Landscape. Arkansas as a whole: 5.2%; the nation: 10.6%.
Which plan in Van Buren County ends with the most members?
Humana Gold Plus H5619-111 (HMO-POS) (H5619-111, Humana Inc.): 236 members in September 2026, its service area reduced.
Which company ended the most plans in Van Buren County for 2027?
Humana Inc.: 271 of its 877 members in the county (30.9%), 2 of its 14 plans.
What share of Van Buren County's Medicare eligibles are in Medicare Advantage?
48.8% in September 2026: 2,711 of 5,557 eligibles, from the CMS state-county penetration file.
How are Van Buren County's members rated for 2027?
59.0% of members are in contracts rated 4 stars or more for 2027 (61.6% the year before); the member-weighted average star is 3.86 over 15 rated contracts.
How does 2027 compare with 2026 in Van Buren County?
132 members (5.7%) had to pick a new plan for 2026; for 2027 it is 485 (20.3%), a change of +353 members.

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