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Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Lincoln County, MO

739 of the 6,848 Medicare Advantage members in Lincoln County (10.8%) are in a plan that is not sold in the county for 2027: 5 of the 51 plans sold there in September 2026 end, from the CMS 2027 Landscape and crosswalk. Missouri: 4.0%; 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
6,848
members, Sept 2026
must pick for 2027
739
must pick for 2027
share of members
10.8%
share of members
plans end
5 of 51
plans end

Medicare Advantage members in Lincoln 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. 61 plans are listed for the county for 2027 against 64 for 2026.

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The plans that end for 2027

Every plan sold in Lincoln 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
AARP Medicare Advantage From UHC Mo-0008 (PPO) H8768-026UnitedHealth Group, Inc.Regular PPO481481000
AARP Medicare Advantage From UHC Mo-0003 (HMO-POS) H2802-029UnitedHealth Group, Inc.Regular HMO156156000
AARP Medicare Advantage From UHC St-2 (PPO) H2406-069UnitedHealth Group, Inc.Regular PPO5757000
UHC Medicare Advantage Am-0002 (regional PPO) R3444-012UnitedHealth Group, Inc.Regular PPO3333000
UHC Complete Care Support Am-1a (regional PPO C-SNP) R3444-008UnitedHealth Group, Inc.CSNP PPO1212000
5 plans739739000

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 Lincoln County

CompanyMembers, Sept 2026PlansPlans endingMust pickShare of own membersOffered a new or renumbered planCompany gone
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.2,72717573927.1%00
CVS Health Corporation1,4049000.0%00
Humana Inc.1,20412000.0%00
Lumeris Group Holdings Corporation7334000.0%00
Elevance Health, Inc.5843000.0%00
Centene Corporation1065000.0%00
Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLC901000.0%00

Lincoln County against Missouri and the nation

MeasureCountyMissouriUnited States
Must pick for 2027, share of members10.8%4.0%10.6%
Must pick for 20260.6%10.1%
Must pick for 2025, members109 of 6,193
Must pick for 2026, members42 of 6,532
Must pick for 2027, members739 of 6,848

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

Star Ratings 2027 in Lincoln County

Measure20272026Change
Members in contracts rated 4+ stars53.2%64.6%-11.4 pts
Member-weighted average star3.873.93-0.06
Rated contracts with members here2222

Members by star, 2027: 4.5: 2,507 · 4.0: 1,815 · 3.5: 2,981 · 3.0: 820; 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 Lincoln County, MO. https://www.vladahealth.com/medicare-advantage/mo/lincoln. 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 Lincoln County must pick a new plan for 2027?
739 of 6,848 members (10.8%): their plan is not sold in the county for 2027 according to the CMS crosswalk and Landscape. Missouri as a whole: 4.0%; the nation: 10.6%.
Which plan in Lincoln County ends with the most members?
AARP Medicare Advantage From UHC Mo-0008 (PPO) (H8768-026, UnitedHealth Group, Inc.): 481 members in September 2026, terminated.
Which company ended the most plans in Lincoln County for 2027?
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.: 739 of its 2,727 members in the county (27.1%), 5 of its 17 plans.
What share of Lincoln County's Medicare eligibles are in Medicare Advantage?
62.8% in September 2026: 8,253 of 13,149 eligibles, from the CMS state-county penetration file.
How are Lincoln County's members rated for 2027?
53.2% of members are in contracts rated 4 stars or more for 2027 (64.6% the year before); the member-weighted average star is 3.87 over 22 rated contracts.
How does 2027 compare with 2026 in Lincoln County?
42 members (0.6%) had to pick a new plan for 2026; for 2027 it is 739 (10.8%), a change of +697 members.

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