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Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Forsyth County, NC

1,644 of the 50,399 Medicare Advantage members in Forsyth County (3.3%) are in a plan that is not sold in the county for 2027: 11 of the 92 plans sold there in September 2026 end, from the CMS 2027 Landscape and crosswalk. North Carolina: 3.1%; 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
50,399
members, Sept 2026
must pick for 2027
1,644
must pick for 2027
share of members
3.3%
share of members
plans end
11 of 92
plans end

Medicare Advantage members in Forsyth 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. 97 plans are listed for the county for 2027 against 99 for 2026.

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The plans that end for 2027

Every plan sold in Forsyth 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
Healthspring Preferred Plus (HMO) H9725-017Health Care Service CorporationRegular HMO479479000
Blue Medicare Choice (HMO) H3449-026CuraCor Solutions Corp.Regular HMO411411000
Healthteam Advantage Diabetes & Heart Care (HMO C-SNP) H2624-001Risant Health, Inc.CSNP HMO282282000
Healthspring Preferred Select (HMO) H9725-014Health Care Service CorporationRegular HMO268268000
AARP Medicare Advantage Access From UHC Nc-23 (PPO) H2001-084UnitedHealth Group, Inc.Regular PPO4747000
Humanachoice H5525-050 (PPO) H5525-050Humana Inc.Regular PPO46460460
Wellcare Giveback Open (PPO) H1914-010Centene CorporationRegular PPO2626000
Provider Partners North Carolina Community Plan (HMO I-SNP) H4439-002Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLCISNP HMO25250250
Humanachoice H5525-083 (PPO) H5525-083Humana Inc.Regular PPO24240240
Aetna Medicare Signature Care (HMO) H3146-021CVS Health CorporationRegular HMO2202200
Provider Partners North Carolina Essential Plan (HMO I-SNP) H4439-003Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLCISNP HMO14140140
11 plans1,6441,622221090

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 Forsyth County

CompanyMembers, Sept 2026PlansPlans endingMust pickShare of own membersOffered a new or renumbered planCompany gone
Health Care Service Corporation3,6088274720.7%00
CuraCor Solutions Corp.6,910814115.9%00
Risant Health, Inc.1,1853128223.8%00
Humana Inc.13,408202700.5%700
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.16,980151470.3%00
Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLC392239100.0%390
Centene Corporation26881269.7%00
CVS Health Corporation4,08291220.5%00
Devoted Health, Inc.3,18510000.0%00
Alignment Healthcare USA, LLC5237000.0%00
Liberty Healthcare Insurance1461000.0%00
Longevity Health Founders, LLC651000.0%00

Forsyth County against North Carolina and the nation

MeasureCountyNorth CarolinaUnited States
Must pick for 2027, share of members3.3%3.1%10.6%
Must pick for 20261.2%10.1%
Must pick for 2025, members516 of 46,037
Must pick for 2026, members585 of 48,692
Must pick for 2027, members1,644 of 50,399

State and national figures: the North Carolina hub and the national report.

Star Ratings 2027 in Forsyth County

Measure20272026Change
Members in contracts rated 4+ stars89.5%87.4%+2.1 pts
Member-weighted average star4.094.14-0.05
Rated contracts with members here3229

Members by star, 2027: 5.0: 107 · 4.5: 19,723 · 4.0: 31,660 · 3.5: 2,208 · 3.0: 3,817; 59 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 Forsyth County, NC. https://www.vladahealth.com/medicare-advantage/nc/forsyth. 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 Forsyth County must pick a new plan for 2027?
1,644 of 50,399 members (3.3%): their plan is not sold in the county for 2027 according to the CMS crosswalk and Landscape. North Carolina as a whole: 3.1%; the nation: 10.6%.
Which plan in Forsyth County ends with the most members?
Healthspring Preferred Plus (HMO) (H9725-017, Health Care Service Corporation): 479 members in September 2026, terminated.
Which company ended the most plans in Forsyth County for 2027?
Health Care Service Corporation: 747 of its 3,608 members in the county (20.7%), 2 of its 8 plans.
What share of Forsyth County's Medicare eligibles are in Medicare Advantage?
69.3% in September 2026: 57,850 of 83,483 eligibles, from the CMS state-county penetration file.
How are Forsyth County's members rated for 2027?
89.5% of members are in contracts rated 4 stars or more for 2027 (87.4% the year before); the member-weighted average star is 4.09 over 32 rated contracts.
How does 2027 compare with 2026 in Forsyth County?
585 members (1.2%) had to pick a new plan for 2026; for 2027 it is 1,644 (3.3%), a change of +1,059 members.

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