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Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Pinellas County, FL

14,809 of the 145,932 Medicare Advantage members in Pinellas County (10.1%) are in a plan that is not sold in the county for 2027: 13 of the 115 plans sold there in September 2026 end, from the CMS 2027 Landscape and crosswalk. Florida: 11.4%; 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
145,932
members, Sept 2026
must pick for 2027
14,809
must pick for 2027
share of members
10.1%
share of members
plans end
13 of 115
plans end

Medicare Advantage members in Pinellas 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. 118 plans are listed for the county for 2027 against 129 for 2026.

040k80k120k160k47%201546%48%201749%51%201954%56%202157%59%202360%61%202561%

The plans that end for 2027

Every plan sold in Pinellas 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 Full Access Giveback H5216-393 (PPO) H5216-393Humana Inc.Regular PPO5,8675,86705,8670
Humana Full Access Giveback H7617-111 (PPO) H7617-111Humana Inc.Regular PPO5,4885,48805,4880
Humanachoice Florida H7617-109 (PPO) H7617-109Humana Inc.Regular PPO1,2471,24701,2470
Aetna Medicare Signature (PPO) H5521-033CVS Health CorporationRegular PPO54705475470
Humana Direct Choice Giveback (PPO) H7617-112Humana Inc.Regular PPO53053005300
Humana Direct Choice Giveback (PPO) H5216-452Humana Inc.Regular PPO32732703270
Simply More (HMO) H5471-078Elevance Health, Inc.Regular HMO236236000
Advantage Care Copd By Ultimate (HMO C-SNP) H2962-025Ultimate Healthcare Holdings, LLCCSNP HMO22622602260
Simply Extra Platinum (HMO) H5471-117Elevance Health, Inc.Regular HMO168168000
Simply Level Platinum (HMO C-SNP) H5471-119Elevance Health, Inc.CSNP HMO105105000
Simply Level (HMO C-SNP) H5471-075Elevance Health, Inc.CSNP HMO3232000
Humana Usaa Honor Giveback (PPO) H5216-467Humana Inc.Regular PPO20200200
Wellcare Patriot Giveback (HMO) H1032-239Centene CorporationRegular HMO1616000
13 plans14,80914,26254714,2520

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 Pinellas County

CompanyMembers, Sept 2026PlansPlans endingMust pickShare of own membersOffered a new or renumbered planCompany gone
Humana Inc.56,60132613,47923.8%13,4790
CVS Health Corporation9,0831015476.0%5470
Elevance Health, Inc.21,8542045412.5%00
Ultimate Healthcare Holdings, LLC1,1885122619.0%2260
Centene Corporation2,16061160.7%00
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.36,39014000.0%00
BayCare Health System, Inc.12,0513000.0%00
Guidewell Mutual Holding Corporation3,7044000.0%00
Devoted Health, Inc.2,12210000.0%00
Gold Kidney Health Plan2342000.0%00
Health Care Service Corporation1853000.0%00
Longevity Health Founders, LLC1791000.0%00
Athena Healthcare Holdings, LLC793000.0%00
Independent Living Systems, LLC731000.0%00
Chapters CareNu Inc291000.0%00

Pinellas County against Florida and the nation

MeasureCountyFloridaUnited States
Must pick for 2027, share of members10.1%11.4%10.6%
Must pick for 20266.5%10.1%
Must pick for 2025, members2,667 of 142,667
Must pick for 2026, members9,427 of 144,041
Must pick for 2027, members14,809 of 145,932

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

Star Ratings 2027 in Pinellas County

Measure20272026Change
Members in contracts rated 4+ stars92.3%86.3%+6.0 pts
Member-weighted average star4.204.27-0.07
Rated contracts with members here4339

Members by star, 2027: 5.0: 529 · 4.5: 77,220 · 4.0: 69,313 · 3.5: 9,052 · 3.0: 2,996 · 2.5: 269; 41 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 Pinellas County, FL. https://www.vladahealth.com/medicare-advantage/fl/pinellas. 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 Pinellas County must pick a new plan for 2027?
14,809 of 145,932 members (10.1%): their plan is not sold in the county for 2027 according to the CMS crosswalk and Landscape. Florida as a whole: 11.4%; the nation: 10.6%.
Which plan in Pinellas County ends with the most members?
Humana Full Access Giveback H5216-393 (PPO) (H5216-393, Humana Inc.): 5,867 members in September 2026, terminated; the company offers them a new or renumbered plan of the same type in the county.
Which company ended the most plans in Pinellas County for 2027?
Humana Inc.: 13,479 of its 56,601 members in the county (23.8%), 6 of its 32 plans.
What share of Pinellas County's Medicare eligibles are in Medicare Advantage?
60.5% in September 2026: 160,325 of 264,981 eligibles, from the CMS state-county penetration file.
How are Pinellas County's members rated for 2027?
92.3% of members are in contracts rated 4 stars or more for 2027 (86.3% the year before); the member-weighted average star is 4.20 over 43 rated contracts.
How does 2027 compare with 2026 in Pinellas County?
9,427 members (6.5%) had to pick a new plan for 2026; for 2027 it is 14,809 (10.1%), a change of +5,382 members.

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