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Medicare Advantage plan exits 2027 in Upshur County, TX

257 of the 4,513 Medicare Advantage members in Upshur County (5.7%) are in a plan that is not sold in the county for 2027: 4 of the 36 plans sold there in September 2026 end, from the CMS 2027 Landscape and crosswalk. Texas: 8.9%; 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
4,513
members, Sept 2026
must pick for 2027
257
must pick for 2027
share of members
5.7%
share of members
plans end
4 of 36
plans end

Medicare Advantage members in Upshur 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 51 for 2026.

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The plans that end for 2027

Every plan sold in Upshur 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
Christus Health Medicare Plus (HMO) H1189-004CHRISTUS HealthRegular HMO13613600136
Christus Health Medicare Complete (HMO) H1189-003CHRISTUS HealthRegular HMO94940094
Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Value (HMO) H9706-001Health Care Service CorporationRegular HMO1414000
Christus Health Medicare Guardian (HMO) H1189-008CHRISTUS HealthRegular HMO13130013
4 plans25725700243

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 Upshur County

CompanyMembers, Sept 2026PlansPlans endingMust pickShare of own membersOffered a new or renumbered planCompany gone
CHRISTUS Health24333243100.0%0243
Health Care Service Corporation97761141.4%00
Humana Inc.2,03415000.0%00
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.8666000.0%00
CVS Health Corporation3263000.0%00
Elevance Health, Inc.441000.0%00
Rifkin Managed Care Holding, LLC121000.0%00
Molina Healthcare, Inc.111000.0%00

Upshur County against Texas and the nation

MeasureCountyTexasUnited States
Must pick for 2027, share of members5.7%8.9%10.6%
Must pick for 20261.9%10.1%
Must pick for 2025, members0 of 4,039
Must pick for 2026, members81 of 4,348
Must pick for 2027, members257 of 4,513

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

Star Ratings 2027 in Upshur County

Measure20272026Change
Members in contracts rated 4+ stars68.7%50.4%+18.3 pts
Member-weighted average star4.023.91+0.11
Rated contracts with members here1919

Members by star, 2027: 4.5: 1,917 · 4.0: 1,593 · 3.5: 1,476 · 3.0: 120; 243 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 Upshur County, TX. https://www.vladahealth.com/medicare-advantage/tx/upshur. 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 Upshur County must pick a new plan for 2027?
257 of 4,513 members (5.7%): their plan is not sold in the county for 2027 according to the CMS crosswalk and Landscape. Texas as a whole: 8.9%; the nation: 10.6%.
Which plan in Upshur County ends with the most members?
Christus Health Medicare Plus (HMO) (H1189-004, CHRISTUS Health): 136 members in September 2026, terminated.
Which company ended the most plans in Upshur County for 2027?
CHRISTUS Health: 243 of its 243 members in the county (100.0%), 3 of its 3 plans.
What share of Upshur County's Medicare eligibles are in Medicare Advantage?
53.9% in September 2026: 5,514 of 10,236 eligibles, from the CMS state-county penetration file.
How are Upshur County's members rated for 2027?
68.7% of members are in contracts rated 4 stars or more for 2027 (50.4% the year before); the member-weighted average star is 4.02 over 19 rated contracts.
How does 2027 compare with 2026 in Upshur County?
81 members (1.9%) had to pick a new plan for 2026; for 2027 it is 257 (5.7%), a change of +176 members.

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