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Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Custer County, CO

185 of the 674 Medicare Advantage members in Custer County (27.4%) are in a plan that is not sold in the county for 2027: 5 of the 16 plans sold there in September 2026 end, from the CMS 2027 Landscape and crosswalk. Colorado: 6.9%; 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
674
members, Sept 2026
must pick for 2027
185
must pick for 2027
share of members
27.4%
share of members
plans end
5 of 16
plans end

Medicare Advantage members in Custer 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. 20 plans are listed for the county for 2027 against 33 for 2026.

023045068091018%201518%19%201719%23%201925%32%202136%38%202342%43%202542%

The plans that end for 2027

Every plan sold in Custer 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
Aetna Medicare Signature (PPO) H5521-207CVS Health CorporationRegular PPO97097097
Humana Full Access H5216-333 (PPO) H5216-333Humana Inc.Regular PPO4141000
Humana Value Plus H5216-195 (PPO) H5216-195Humana Inc.Regular PPO1801800
Aetna Medicare Value Care (PPO) H5521-443CVS Health CorporationRegular PPO15015015
Aetna Medicare Eagle (PPO) H5521-378CVS Health CorporationRegular PPO14014014
5 plans185411440126

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 Custer County

CompanyMembers, Sept 2026PlansPlans endingMust pickShare of own membersOffered a new or renumbered planCompany gone
CVS Health Corporation12633126100.0%0126
Humana Inc.312625918.9%00
Devoted Health, Inc.1844000.0%00
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.523000.0%00

Custer County against Colorado and the nation

MeasureCountyColoradoUnited States
Must pick for 2027, share of members27.4%6.9%10.6%
Must pick for 202656.9%10.1%
Must pick for 2025, members187 of 617
Must pick for 2026, members385 of 677
Must pick for 2027, members185 of 674

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

Star Ratings 2027 in Custer County

Measure20272026Change
Members in contracts rated 4+ stars74.5%76.2%-1.7 pts
Member-weighted average star3.844.00-0.16
Rated contracts with members here68

Members by star, 2027: 4.5: 111 · 4.0: 466 · 3.5: 41 · 3.0: 156; 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.

Receipts: athena(table=medicare_semantic.exits_cells_county_2027_v1, block=plans) 042eb472aa7d…; athena(table=medicare_semantic.exits_cells_county_2025_v1, medicare_semantic.exits_cells_county_2026_v1, medicare_semantic.exits_cells_county_2027_v1, block=series) ee9fd56a8632…; athena(table=medicare_semantic.ma_spine_county_market_v20261012b, block=market) e6c1b5ce62c0…; athena(table=medicare_semantic.ma_spine_contract_stars_v20261012b, weights=medicare_semantic.ma_spine_enroll_plan_county_v20261012a, block=stars) c39711c388e0…. Suppressed cells count as zero in every count.

Cite: Vlada Health (2026). Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Custer County, CO. https://www.vladahealth.com/medicare-advantage/co/custer. 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 Custer County must pick a new plan for 2027?
185 of 674 members (27.4%): their plan is not sold in the county for 2027 according to the CMS crosswalk and Landscape. Colorado as a whole: 6.9%; the nation: 10.6%.
Which plan in Custer County ends with the most members?
Aetna Medicare Signature (PPO) (H5521-207, CVS Health Corporation): 97 members in September 2026, its service area reduced.
Which company ended the most plans in Custer County for 2027?
CVS Health Corporation: 126 of its 126 members in the county (100.0%), 3 of its 3 plans.
What share of Custer County's Medicare eligibles are in Medicare Advantage?
41.6% in September 2026: 902 of 2,166 eligibles, from the CMS state-county penetration file.
How are Custer County's members rated for 2027?
74.5% of members are in contracts rated 4 stars or more for 2027 (76.2% the year before); the member-weighted average star is 3.84 over 6 rated contracts.
How does 2027 compare with 2026 in Custer County?
385 members (56.9%) had to pick a new plan for 2026; for 2027 it is 185 (27.4%), a change of -200 members.

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